Oxyethira picita Harris & Davenport, 1999

Thomson, Robin E. & Holzenthal, Ralph W., 2012, New species and records of Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) from Venezuela, ZooKeys 185, pp. 19-39 : 24

Oxyethira picita Harris & Davenport, 1999 new country record

Oxyethira picita Harris & Davenport, 1999: 35 [Type locality: Peru, Loreto, edge of Rio Sucusari backwater, adjoining Explorama lodge; NMNH; male]. - Santos et al. 2009: 36, 43 [distribution].

Diagnosis.

Oxyethira picita was previously known only from the male holotype collected from Peru, Loreto. A single male was collected at a later date from Brazil, Amazonas ( Santos et al. 2009). Five males were now collected for the first time from Venezuela, representing a new record for the country. All five males were collected in alcohol.

Oxyethira picita was placed in the subgenus Tanytrichia by Harris & Davenport (1999), although it was suggested that it also displayed some similarity to the subgenus Loxotrichia . The original description and illustration of Oxyethira picita are detailed and well done; further description or illustration was not thought necessary.

Material examined.

VENEZUELA: Bolívar: Campamento Río Aro, 07°37.443'N, 64°08.324'W, 90 m, 10-11.vii.2010, UV light, Holzenthal, Thomson, 4 males (in alcohol) (UMSP, MIZA). VENEZUELA: Bolívar: 30 km S Upata, roadside marsh, 07°22.239'N, 61°44.233'W, 163 m, 12.viii.2010, Short, Tellez, Camacho, 1 male (in alcohol) (NMNH).