Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) grenadensis Flint & Sykora

Johanson, Kjell Arne & Holzenthal, Ralph W., 2004, Thirteen new species and new distribution records of Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) Johanson from Venezuela (Trichoptera: Helicopsychidae), Zootaxa 711, pp. 1-40 : 31

Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) grenadensis Flint & Sykora

Fig. 88

VENEZUELA: Falcón: Quebrada El Charo at cataratas, 10°46.771’N, 69°12.174’W, 425 m, 12.vi.2001, Holzenthal, Blahnik, Paprocki & Cressa — 7 males, 15 females (UMSP, pinned), 2 males, 2 females (NRM, pinned); Parque Nacional Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro, Quebrada del Toro, 10°49.581’N, 69°07.990’W, 530 m, 11.vi.2001, Holzenthal, Blahnik, Paprocki & Cressa — 1 male (UMSP, pinned). Lara : Parque Nacional Terepaima, Quebrada San Antonio, 9°51.754’N, 69°13.098’W, 631 m, 17.vi.2001, Holzenthal, Blahnik, Paprocki & Cressa — 7 males, 6 females (UMSP, pinned); Quebrada Los Frailes, 8.3 km from San Pedro, 9°48.358’N, 70°05.297’W, 1892 m, 23.vi.2001 [Holzenthal, Blahnik, Paprocki & Cressa — 7 males (UMSP, pinned).

Remarks: The 7 males collected from Quebrada Los Frailes are somewhat larger than the other specimens, but otherwise identical in genitalia, perhaps except for the slightly wider primary branch of the gonocoxite. However, we consider the specimens to be conspecific with H. grenadensis .

Figures

FIGURE 88. Map of Venezuela showing distributions of H. fistulata (circle), H. grenadensis (rectangles), H. maculisternum (triangle), H. venezuelensis (diamond), H. neblinensis (crosses), and H. perija (stars).