A dwarfish new species of Phylloicus (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) from Southeastern Brazil

Phylloicus monneorum sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on specimens collected in the Mantiqueira mountain range, Itatiaia, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The new species is the smallest within the genus. The male can be distinguished by the preanal appendages short, wide, flattened and with irregular margins, and by the deeply V-shaped tergum X. The female is also described and figured. The immature stages are unknown.

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Main Authors: Dumas,Leandro L., Nessimian,Jorge L.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2010
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000200016
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