Hydroptilidae

Dambri, Besma M., Karaouzas, Ioannis, Samraoui, Boudjéma & Samraoui, Farrah, 2020, Contribution to the knowledge of the caddisfly fauna of Algeria: An updated checklist of Algerian Trichoptera with new records from the Aures region, Zootaxa 4786 (2), pp. 221-232 : 224

Family Hydroptilidae

Allotrichia sp., first record of the genus for the Aures region.

Rhaouat: 10.v.2018, 1 larva. The genus is known from Algeria ( Morton 1896) and has also been recorded in the Chelif River in northcentral Algeria ( Allotrichia pallicornis: Arab et al.2004 ), in the Grande Kabylie streams at localities varying from 190 to 1170 m a.s.l. ( Sekhi et al. 2016), and in Oued Sebaou at localities between 200 and 1200 m a.s.l. ( Raab & Yacine 2018). Because many immature stages of Palearctic hydroptilid species remain undescribed, and possibly new species may be present in the North Africa region, information on species for this genus is difficult to obtain without adult material.

Agraylea sp., f irst record of the genus for the Aures region.

Inoughissen: 28.viii.2019, 1 larva.

Also known from the Chelif River in northcentral Algeria ( Arab et al. 2004). This genus has not been previously recorded elsewhere in North Africa. Due to the lack of larval descriptions, species for this genus are difficult to identify without adult material.

Hydroptila vectis Curtis 1834 , first record for the Aures region.

Bouailef: 15.v.2018, 1 larva; 22.x.2018, 1 immature pupa, 1♂ adult; 29.xi.2018, 3 larvae; 13.xii.2018, 2 larvae ; 26.vi.2019, 1 immature pupa; 08.viii.2019, 3 larvae. Rhaouat: 10.v.2018, 23 larvae; 16.x.2018, 1 larva .

The species was first recorded from Algeria by Morton (1896). Hydroptila vectis has also been recorded from several streams of the Grande Kabylie by Sekhi et al. (2016) at altitudes between 190 and 1170 m a.s.l., and from streams of the Oued Sebaou region between 1170 and 1200 ma.s.l. ( Raab & Yacine 2018). This is a widespread species found throughout the Palearctic region, including Morocco and Tunisia.