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 …

Aquatic insects of the orders Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera (EPT) have a
wide distribution and play an important ecological role in aquatic ecosystems, primarily in …

Abstract The Northeastern Mata Atlântica Freshwater ecoregion (NMAF) is part of the 25
worlds biodiversity hotspots. It comprises the Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor and …

Ecological studies are increasingly considering phylogenetic relationships among species.
The phylogeny is used as a proxy or filter to improve statistical tests and retain evolutionary …

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 …

Smicridea is the only genus recorded in the New World for the Gondwanan subfamily
Smicrideinae (Hydropsychidae). The genus comprises two subgenera, Smicridea …

Tropical biomes such as Brazilian Cerrado and Amazon Forest have a great diversity of
fungi and insects. Interactions between these organisms can be beneficial to both partners …

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 …

Abstract The Smicridea (Smicridea) fasciatella species group occurs from the southwestern
USA, throughout Central America, the Greater Antilles islands, and most of South America …

Three new species in the Smicridea (Smicridea) nigripennis species group are described
and illustrated based on specimens collected in Serra da Mocidade National Park and Serra …