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Issue: Vol. 4317 No. 1: 1 Sept. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-09-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4317.1.9
Page range: 174–178
Abstract views: 53
PDF downloaded: 3

Presence of the Glossosomatidae in Madagascar, with description of two species (Trichoptera)

IRD, UMR CBGP, F-34988 Montferrier sur Lez Cedex, France.
Trichoptera caddisflies new species Agapetus Synagapetus taxonomy

Abstract

Two new species of Agapetus Curtis, 1834 are described from Madagascar: Agapetus (Synagapetus) alarum n. sp. from the Andringitra National Park and Agapetus (Synagapetus) ranohelae n. sp. from the Andohahela National Park. They are the first species of Agapetus reported from the Island and belong to the southern African Agapetus (Synagapetus) agilis Species Group.

 

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