Contulma talamanca Holzenthal & Flint, 1995

Armitage, Brian J., Aguirre, Yusseff P., Rios Gonzalez, Tomas A., Rodriguez, Viterbo, Blahnik, Roger J. & Harris, Steven C., 2024, The Trichoptera of Panama. XXV. Eight new country records of caddisflies (Insecta, Trichoptera), Neotropical Biology and Conservation 19 (1), pp. 17-24 : 17

Contulma talamanca Holzenthal & Flint, 1995

Material examined.

Panama, Chiriquí Province • ♂; in alcohol; Cuenca 093, Gualaca District, afluente Quebrada Arenal , Bosque Protector Palo Seco ; 8.77650°N, 82.20897°W; 1044 m a.s.l.; UV light trap; 8 Oct. 2019; T. Ríos, Y. Aguirre leg.; MUPADI .

Distribution.

Costa Rica, Panama. New country record.

Infraorder Brevitentoria Weaver, 1984

Family Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1906

There are approximately 300 species in this family, found primarily in tropical habitats, with well over a third of these found in the Neotropical Region ( Holzenthal and Calor 2017; Moreno et al. 2023). In Panama, 14 species have been recorded. Herein we register one new country record.