New caddisfly species of the family Philopotamidae, Wormaldia pheromonia, W. vlipla, and W. sukatshevae, are described from the Eocene Baltic amber. All new species belong to the aequalis species-group and show fine structures of the genitalia, prominent sternal projections in males, and remnants of structures associated with the sternal pheromone glands on their abdominal segment 5.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)284-288
Number of pages5
JournalPaleontological Journal
Volume39
Issue number3
StatePublished - 1 May 2005

    Scopus subject areas

  • Paleontology

    Research areas

  • Baltic amber, Caddisflies, Eocene, Philopotamidae, Trichoptera

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