Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from Rio de Janeiro State: checklist and new records

Abstract

A list of the species of Trichoptera from Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil, is presented. The list was based on a survey of the literature and examination of the entomological collection Prof. José Alfredo Pinheiro Dutra, located at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, in Departamento de Zoologia (DZRJ), including 117 species, with 20 new occurrences for the State. Reports about species bibliography contents were also included as well as available municipalities species distributional data.