Abstract The Neotropical caddisfly (Trichoptera) fauna is cataloged from a review of over
1,000 literature citations through 2015 (partial 2016) to include 3,262 currently recognized …

Background Diversity and distribution of Neotropical aquatic insects is still poorly known,
with many species to be recorded and many others to be described, due to the small number …

A second assessment of Brazilian Trichoptera species records is presented here. A total of
625 species were recorded for Brazil. This represents an increase of 65.34% new species …

Caddisflies are a highly diverse group of aquatic insects, particularly in the Neotropical
region where there is a high number of endemic taxa. Based on taxonomic contributions …

Background Aquatic insects and other freshwater animals are some of the most threatened
forms of life on Earth. Caddisflies (Trichoptera) are highly biodiverse in the Neotropics and …

In order to improve knowledge of Trichoptera diversity in Northeast Region, Brazil, we
present here the first checklist of caddisflies from Maranhão State with a description of a new …

Brejos de Altitude are evergreen seasonal forests, associated with plateau regions in the
middle of the Caatinga domain in Northeast Brazil, which possibly acted as biological …

In this study, a new species of Macrostemum is proposed based on adult males from
Pernambuco state, Brazil. The new species can be diagnosed from its congeners mainly by …

Some regions, such as the Northeast Region of Brazil, are still severely understudied and
the trichopteran fauna of this region is not entirely known, mainly in areas from Cerrado and …

Insects are fundamental to biodiversity conservation in almost all ecosystems, and their
population decline, and extinction directly result from environmental impacts. These facts are …