Revision of the Neotropical caddisfly genus Itauara Müller, 1888 (Trichoptera, Glossosomatidae)

Abstract. Systematics of the genus Itauara Müller, 1888 are reviewed. A generic diagnosis, illustrations, and descriptions are provided for males. The genus can be identified by several features of the male genitalia including an extremely reduced phallobase and a phallic apparatus that consists of a sclerotized dorsal sheath covering a very membranous ventral portion. A total 18 species are described as new: Itauara alexanderi sp. n.(Brazil), Itaura bidentata sp. n. (Guyana), Itaura blahniki sp. n. (Brazil) Itaura charlotta sp. n. (Brazil), Itaura emilia sp. n. (Brazil), Itaura flinti sp. n. (Brazil), Itaura guyanensis sp. n. (Guyana), Itaura jamesii sp. n. (Brazil), Itaura julia sp. n. (Brazil), Itaura lucinda sp. n. (Brazil), Itaura ovis sp. n. (Guyana, Venezuela), Itaura peruensis sp. n. (Peru), Itaura rodmani sp. n. (Brazil), Itaura simplex sp. n. (Brazil), Itaura spiralis sp. n. (Guyana), Itaura stella sp. n. (Brazil), Itaura tusci sp. n. (Brazil), and Itaura unidentata sp. n. (Guyana). These additions bring the total fauna of Itauara to 22 species.