Polycentropus dinkinsorum (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae), a Newly Described Caddisfly Species from the Southern Appalachian Mountains, USA
Orfinger AB and Etnier DA. 2020. Polycentropus dinkinsorum (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae), a Newly Described Caddisfly Species from the Southern Appalachian Mountains, USA. Zootaxa. 4853(1):126–132
ABSTRACT: We describe here a new caddisfly species of the genus Polycentropus (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) based on males from numerous localities throughout the southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States. Polycentropus dinkinsorum is a member of the P. confusus Species Group and is readily separated from its congeners based on aspects of the male genitalia. A diagnosis and illustrations of male genitalia are provided. In addition, P. pentus Ross 1941 is reported for the first time from the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Orfinger, Alexander; Etnier, David
- Units
- CARL , GRSM
- Keywords
- Annulipalpia, biodiversity, CARL, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, distribution, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-02459, Insecta, new record, new species, Polycentropus confusus Species Group, Polycentropus dinkinsorum, Trichoptera