The Genus Macrostemum Kolenati 1859 (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) in the Neotropical Region: Description of Two New Species

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The Genus Macrostemum Kolenati 1859 (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) in the Neotropical Region: Description of Two New Species

Zootaxa 3716 (3): 301–335 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3716.3.1 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5DA7E94D-F68C-462C-A8D5-9127DE6D55B6 The genus Macrostemum Kolenati 1859 (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) in the Neotropical Region: Description of two new species, taxonomic notes, distributional records and key to males DIOGO FRANÇA1, 2, HENRIQUE PAPROCKI2 & ADOLFO R. CALOR1 1Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia, PPG Diversidade Animal, Laboratório de Ento- mologia Aquática—LEAq. Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, 147, campus Ondina, Ondina, CEP 40170-115, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 2Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Museu de Ciências Naturais, Coleção de Invertebrados. Av. Dom José Gaspar, 290, sala 104, Coração Eucarístico, CEP 30535-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected] Table of contents Abstract . 301 Resumo . 302 Introduction . 302 Neotropical species of Macrostemum Kolenati . 305 Macrostemum nigrum França, Paprocki & Calor, new species . 305 Macrostemum bravoi França, Paprocki & Calor, new species . 307 Macrostemum arcuatum (Erichson 1848) . 309 Macrostemum brasiliense (Fischer 1970) . 309 Macrostemum braueri (Banks 1924) . 314 Macrostemum digramma (McLachlan 1871) . 316 Macrostemum erichsoni (Banks 1920) . 316 Macrostemum hyalinum (F.J. Pictet 1836) . 319 Macrostemum negrense (Flint 1978). 323 Macrostemum par (Navás 1930). 323 Macrostemum ramosum (Navás 1916) nomen dubium. 325 Macrostemum santaeritae (Ulmer 1905a) . 325 Macrostemum subaequale (Banks 1920) . 327 Macrostemum surinamense (Flint 1974). 327 Macrostemum trigramma (Navás 1916) nomen dubium . 329 Macrostemum triste (Navás 1916) nomen dubium . 329 Macrostemum ulmeri (Banks 1913) . 330 Key to some Neotropical species of Macrostemum (male genitalia) . 331 Acknowledgements . 332 References . 332 Abstract The genus Macrostemum Kolenati contains 105 described species, with 15 valid species in the Neotropical region. The adults are recognized principally by wing membranes strongly marked with dark and light colors. The Neotropical species of Macrostemum were described based on the wing colors patterns and body morphology. In this paper we present a taxonomic study of the Neotropical species, descriptions of two new species from Brazil, distributional records and a key to males. The male of Macrostemum negrense Flint 1978 is described for the first time. Names of three Neotropical species, M. ramosum (Navás 1916), M. trigramma (Navás 1916), and M. triste (Navás 1916) are designated nomina dubia. Key words: caddisflies, Macronematinae, Neotropics, taxonomy Accepted by J. Morse: 27 Aug. 2013; published: 24 Sept. 2013 301.

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