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Description of the females of Chimarra (Curgia) brasiliana (Ulmer) and Chimarra (Curgia) ypsilon Flint (Insecta, Trichoptera, Philopotaniidae) from Paraná State, Brazil

Mating couples of two species of the genus Chimarra Stephens, C. (Curgia) brasiliana (Ulmer, 1905) and C. (Curgia) ypsilon Flint, 1983, were collected with light trap at Paraná State, Brazil. The females are described and illustrations of the genitalia are presented.

Trichoptera; Philopotamidae; females; light trap; Chimarra; Parana; Brazil


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