The Trichoptera of Panama XXII. Sixteen new microcaddisfly species (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae)

Sixteen new species of microcaddisflies (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) from Panama are herein described and illustrated. The majority of these were collected during surveys of Panama’s national parks and protected areas during 2017 and 2018, employing both UV and Malaise traps. The new species include: Alisotrichia eisbergaesp. nov., Angrisanoia bokotasp. nov., Bredinia paraespinosasp. nov., Cerasmatrichia garfiozasp. nov., Cerasmatrichia veraguasensissp. nov., Costatrichia caloveborasp. nov., Metrichia caloveborasp. nov., Metrichia cascadasp. nov., Metrichia chiriquiensissp. nov., Metrichia escobillasp. nov., Metrichia leahaesp. nov., Metrichia tatianaesp. nov., Ochrotrichia conejorejasp. nov., Ochrotrichia paraflagellatasp. nov., Oxyethira pehrssonaesp. nov., and Zumatrichia culebrasp. nov. In total, 506 Trichoptera species are now recorded for the Republic of Panama, distributed among 15 families and 56 genera.

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