Abstract
The genus Machairocentron is revised and its included species, M. ascanius Schmid 1982, M. echinatum (Flint 1981), M. falciforme Pes & Hamada 2013, M. lucumon Schmid 1982, M. tarpeia Schmid 1982, and M. teucrus Schmid 1982, are redescribed and illustrated based on type specimens. Two new species from Costa Rica, M. chorotegae sp. nov. and M. eugeniarguedasae sp. nov., and one from Venezuela, M. kalinae sp. nov., are described. An identification key for the Machairocentron genus is also provided.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 375-411 |
Number of pages | 37 |
Journal | Insect Systematics and Evolution |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), under Grant 205447/2017-1 and 140267/2016-6. The research was also supported by University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station project AES 17-094. We are grateful for the assistance of the various curators that provided access to specimens: Dr. Daniel H. Janzen (BIOUG); Dr. Owen Lonsdale (CNC); Dr. Daniela M. Takiya (DZRJ); Dr. Eliana M. Cancello (MZSP); Dr. Tobias Malm (NHRS); Dr. Torsten Dikow (USNM) and Dr. Oliver Flint (USNM), in memoriam. We also appreciate the reviewers’ and the editor’s valuable comments and suggestions on our manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2020
Keywords
- Aquatic insects
- Biodiversity
- Caddisflies
- Neotropical
- Taxonomy