Phylloicus brevior Banks 1915

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 : 156

Phylloicus brevior Banks 1915

Material examined. BRAZIL: Maranhão: Carolina, Parque Nacional Chapada das Mesas, Riacho Estiva , 07°06'59.8''S, 47°21'21.0''W, 265 m a.s.l.: 1 male, 01–10.xii.2013, J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, T.T. Silva legs., Suspended trap ( CZMA) ; 2 males, 15–31.vii.2013, J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, T.T. Silva legs., Suspended trap (CZMA); 1 male, 20–31.viii.2013, J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, T.T. Silva legs., Suspended trap (CZMA).

Known distribution. BRAZIL (Pará, Rondônia) , GUYANA, and SURINAME.

Remarks. Previously recorded in Brazil only for the North Region, the known distribution of this species is extended and this study provides the first record from the Northeast Region, Brazil.