Diversity and distribution of the caddisfly genus Atopsyche Banks, 1905 in Ecuador, with the description of seven new species (Trichoptera: Hydrobiosidae)

Atopsyche is the largest Hydrobiosidae genus on the South American continent. The genus previously included 27 species in Ecuador. In this work, we describe and illustrate seven new species of Atopsyche from the Andes of Ecuador: Atopsyche andina sp. nov., Atopsyche azuayana sp. nov., Atopsyche choc...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Ernesto Rázuri-Gonzales, Ralph Holzenthal, Blanca Ríos-Touma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2025-04-01
Subjects:	Caddisfly Taxonomy Andes Neotropics Endemism
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/18769.pdf

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