Smicridea (Smicridea) palifera Flint 1981

Desidério, Gleison Robson, Barcelos-Silva, Patrik, De Souza, Wagner Rafael M., Pes, Ana Maria & De Azevêdo, Carlos Augusto S., 2017, Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from Maranhão State, Northeast Region, Brazil: A new species, checklist, and new geographical records, Zootaxa 4221 (2), pp. 151-171 : 163

Smicridea (Smicridea) palifera Flint 1981

Material examined. BRAZIL: Maranhão: Caxias, Balneário Seixo Caxias , Igarapé Itapecuruzinho , 04°53'40.51"S, 43°20'12.67"W, 74 m a.s.l., 1 male, 26.v.2014, D. Sousa, S.R.S. Nascimento, M.A.G. Almeida legs., white sheet with mixed light ( CZMA) ; Caxias, Fazenda Pé da Serra, Rio Itapecuru , 05°07'49.5"S, 43°33'0.40"W, 60 m a.s.l., 1 male, 05.vii.2014, D. Sousa, G.R. Desidério, G. Sousa, M.A.G. Almeida legs., white sheet with mixed light ( CZMA) ; Caxias, MA-034, Igarapé Riachão , 04°56'8.59"S, 43°21'26.65"W, 53 m a.s.l., 8 males, 20.vi.2013, G.R. Desidério, S.R.S. Nascimento, M.A.G. Almeida legs., white sheet with mixed light ( CZMA) ; Caxias, Sítio Tarumã, Igarapé Itapecuruzinho , 04°53'42.30"S, 43°20'31.30"W, 62 m a.s.l., 4 males, 28.v.2014, D. Sousa, S.R.S. Nascimento, M.A.G. Almeida legs., Pennsylvania trap ( CZMA) .

Known distribution. BRAZIL (Espirito Santo, Mato Grosso, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Roraima) , VENEZUELA.

Remarks. Previously recorded only for the state of Pernambuco ( Souza et al. 2013b) in the Northeast region. This study provides the first record for the state of Maranhão [Caxias municipality].