Oecetis punctipennis ( Ulmer 1905b )

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 : 166

Oecetis punctipennis ( Ulmer 1905b)

Material examined. BRAZIL: Maranhão: Caxias, Área de Proteção Ambiental Inhamum , Igarapé Soledade , 04°53'40.8"S, 43°25'18.9"W, 384 m a.s.l., 1 male, 20–21.xii.2014, D. Sousa, G.R. Desidério, S.R.S. Nascimento legs. , Pennsylvania trap ( CZMA), Caxias, Área de Proteção Ambiental Inhamum , Igarapé Sumidouro do Padre I, 04°53'28.1"S, 43°25'52.3"W, 448 m a.s.l., 1 male, 21–25.xii.2014, D. Sousa, G.R. Desidério, S.R.S. Nascimento legs. , Pennsylvania trap ( CZMA) .

Known distribution. ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL (Bahia, Ceará, Minas Gerais, Pará, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) , COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, GUYANA, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PERU, SURINAME, VENEZUELA.

Remarks. This known range of this species is extended in the Northeast Region and this study provides the first record for the state of Maranhão [Caxias Municipality].