title: Three new species and new distributional records of Oecetis McLachlan 1877 (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae: Leptocerinae) from Brazil.
abstract: The genus Oecetis is widespread over the world, being most diverse in tropical areas, especially in the Australian Region. Of about 400 described species, only 34 occur in the Neotropical Region. Herein, we describe and illustrate three new species of Oecetis from Brazil: Oecetis angelae sp. nov., O. danielae sp. nov. and O. iara sp. nov. Furthermore, O. doesburgi, O. dominguezi, and O. knutsoni are recorded for the first time in Brazil. Also, we provide new state records for 7 species: O. amazonica, O. connata, O. excisa, O. fibra, O. iguazu, O. inconspicua, and O. paranensis.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68044, Cidade Universitária, 21941-971, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Tel. 55 21 2562-637; Email: anahenri@biologia.ufrj.br.
authors.forename: Ana Lucia
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Henriques-Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68044, Cidade Universitária, 21941-971, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Tel. 55 21 2562-6371.; Email: lldumas82@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Leandro Lourenço
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Dumas
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68044, Cidade Universitária, 21941-971, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Tel. 55 21 2562-6371.; Email: nessimia@acd.ufrj.br.
authors.forename: Jorge Luiz
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nessimian
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male