Tricópteros ("insecta: Trichoptera") de la provincia de Albacete (sudeste de España)

Abstract

In this paper we present a catalogue of the caddisflies of Albacete (SE Spain) based both, on the collects performed by the authors during the summer and fall of 2013, as in the available bibliographic information. This faunistic list includes 74 species, 59 of them captured by the authors, of which 34 represent new records for this province. Some observations on the distribution of the most interesting species are included, among which stands out, because of its rarity: Agapetus nimbulus, Stactobia beatensis, Hydroptila andalusiaca, Hydroptila cognata, Hydroptila tigurina, Wormaldia subnigra, Polycentropus irroratus and Apatania theischingerorum. We have performed a biogeographically analysis of the fauna of this province whose findings highlight its nature as a transitional area and the existence of a large endemic component (25%), including a significant representation of Iberian-North African endemism.