Triplectides maranhensis Desiderio, Barcelos-Silva & Pes, 2017

Henriques-Oliveira, Ana Lucia, Nessimian, Jorge Luiz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda & Santos, Allan Paulo Moreira, 2025, Hidden diversity of the long-horned caddisfly genus Triplectides Kolenati, 1859 (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae) in Brazil revealed by DNA and morphology: new species descriptions and larval associations, Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 83, pp. 757-796 : 757-796

3.3. 3. Triplectides maranhensis Desiderio, Barcelos-Silva & Pes, 2017

Material examined.

BRAZIL • 2 ♂; Amazonas, Manaus, ZF 2 - km 14 ; 02°35′21″S 60°6′55″W; 10–30 Sep. 2016; Malaise trap in small igarapé; J. A. Rafael, F. F. Xavier leg.; DZRJ TRICHOPTERA 9260 • 1 ♂; Pará , Benevides , Estrada Vicinal , Ramal Taiassuí, Igarapé Mato Pirituba (stream); 1°23′43.5″S 48°15′4.3″W; alt. 19 m; 11–12 Nov. 2017; UV light trap; M. P. Rozo, A. A. Alves leg.; [DNA voucher ENT 5932]; DZRJ TRICHOPTERA 9251 .

Remarks.

Triplectides maranhensis was previously recorded from the Maranhão and Piauí states, occurring in streams of the Caatinga biome (Santos et al. 2023). Here, its distribution is expanded, being newly recorded for the state of Pará, from streams in the Amazonian region.

Distribution.

Brazil ( Maranhão, Pará, Piauí States).