New Philopotamidae (Insecta, Trichoptera) from Ecuador: seven new species and updated country checklist.

ABSTRACT: Seven new species in the caddisfly family Philopotamidae are diagnosed, described, and illustrated from Ecuador, three in the subfamily Chimarrinae: Chimarrhodella spinosa sp. nov., Chimarra (Otarrha) buglassp. nov., Chimarra (Chimarra) buenaventurasp. nov., and four in the subfamily Philopotaminae: Sumacodella grijalvai sp. nov., Wormaldia nilssoni sp. nov., Wormaldia insolita sp. nov., and Wormaldia milpe sp. nov. The species are rare and endemic to the country. In addition, an updated distributional checklist of the 60 species of philopotamids now known from the country is presented. Thirty-eight, or 64%, of these species are endemic. Finally, the Chao 2 estimator, based on 126 localities, suggests that

SUBMITTER: Holzenthal RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12712617 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature