Females of Chimarra (Trichoptera : Philopotamidae) from eastern North America

Authors
Cooper, HJ Morse, JC
Citation
Hj. Cooper et Jc. Morse, Females of Chimarra (Trichoptera : Philopotamidae) from eastern North America, J NY ENT SO, 106(4), 1998, pp. 185-198
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
ISSN journal
00287199 → ACNP
Volume
106
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
185 - 198
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-7199(199824)106:4<185:FOC(:P>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Descriptions of females of the ten known eastern North American species of Chimarra are given and an identification key provided. Diagnostic character s are evident in the thickness of veins at the first fork of the radial sec tor in each forewing and in the shapes of the spermathecal sclerite and ven tral plates beyond abdominal sternum VIII. A summary of published distribut ional records is provided for all Chimarra species of eastern North America .