taxonID	type	description	language	source
03B487D5FF84C372FC66DB224279FF24.taxon	description	Except for the neotropical region, which has benefited from the studies of Blahnik (1997, 1998 and 2002), the evolutionary history of the genus Chimarra is still poorly known and based on the conclusions of Ross (1956). At that time, less than a quarter of the species known today were described and the history of the genus is probably longer and more complicated than Ross proposed. However, he was already able to characterize some major lineages mostly based on structures of the tergum X. In the most primitive forms, tergum X is entire and sclerotized. The following evolutionary steps included the splitting of this tergum into one mesal and two lateral lobes and the transformation of the dorsal lobe, which becomes membranous and subsequently disappears.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF84C372FC66DB224279FF24.taxon	diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS. — In the C. minima group, the mesal lobe of tergum X has disappeared, the lateral lobes are widely separated and split into two secondary lobes. Furthermore, tergum IX is membranous dorsally: when viewed caudally, the ninth segment is not ring-shaped but U-shaped or horseshoe-shaped (Fig. 1). These characters suggest that the C. minima group might be a relative of the C. tsudai group. The latter was erected by Ross (1956), who hypothesized that C. tsudai Ross, 1956 was close to the “ asiatic ancestor ” that initiated one of the colonization movements from Asia to Africa. It was formally described by Blahnik et al. (2009), who listed 130 species from Japan to Pakistan (subsequently, Blahnik et al. (2012) described five more species from Vietnam). In the C. tsudai group, the lateral lobes of tergum X are secondarily subdivided into sclerotized lateral and mesal lobes, and the lateral lobes, and sometimes the mesal lobes, bear numerous sensilla. In the C. minima group, the lateral lobes of tergum X are secondarily subdivided into sclerotized dorsal and ventral lobes (subsequently referred to as latero-dorsal and latero-ventral lobes), and the dorsal lobes usually have two sensilla. Moreover, the long inward deformation of the dorso-distal angle of the inferior appendages and the phallotheca ending in two long, lateral and spear-shaped processes are characteristic of the C. minima group. Finally, in the C. tsudai- group, both veins 2 A and 3 A of the forewing are looped to 1 A, in the C. minima group, 2 A appears to be Y-shaped apically (Fig. 2).	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF84C372FC66DB224279FF24.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION Adults yellow or pale yellow, wings without patch or pattern. Ocelli 3. Labial palps 3 - segmented. Maxillary palps 5 - segmented. Spur formula 1 / 4 / 4. Forewing (Fig. 2): Rs sinuous, with node before discoidal cell, R 1 and stem of M 1 + 2 slightly sinuous; forks 1 and 2 present, sessile; fork 3 present, petiolate; fork 4 absent; fork 5 present; extremity of Cu 2 curved and joining wing margin a little beyond 1 A; sc-r, r, s, r-m, m, m-cu and cu present. Hindwing (Fig. 2): R 1 apparently fused to subcosta, forks 1 and 2 present, sessile; fork 3 present, petiolate; fork 4 absent; fork 5 present; 2 A looped to 1 A. Abdominal segment IX distinctly produced anteroventrally, with short posteroventral process, dorsally membranous (U-shaped when viewed caudally). Preanal appendages, short, simple. Inferior appendages bulky, almost rectangular or trapezoidal in lateral view and C-shaped in caudal view; heavily sclerotized, with inward directed elongation of the dorso-distal edge and spine-shaped protuberance or small bump on the inner side. Mesal lobe of tergum X absent. Lateral lobes distally split, over most of their length. Laterodorsal lobes highly sclerotized, rod, sickle or hook-shaped; latero-ventral rod, plate or sheet-shaped, sometimes absent. Phallotheca tubular, arising from bulbous base, ending in two long, lateral, pointed rods. Endotheca with phallotremal sclerite and one short internal spine, absent in some species.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF84C372FC66DB224279FF24.taxon	discussion	REMARKS Two subgroups and two isolated species may be distinguished, based on the shape of the latero-ventral lobes of tergum X. In most species, this latero-ventral lobe forms a lateral sheet or a plate along the phallus apparatus (subgroup 1). This plate is sometimes thin, membranous and, for this reason, not visible after clearing in KOH; it is consequently missing from the original descriptions, at least in the case of C. ambaja Mosely, 1939, C. callasae Gibon, 1982, C. sassandrae Gibon, 1982 and C. toubaensis Gibon, 1985. I give new figures (lateral view) for the male genitalia of these species (Figs 3 E, F; 5 G). In some species, the latero-ventral lobe is, like the latero-dorsal lobe, heavily sclerotized, branch or sword-shaped (subgroup 2). In C. minima, the latero-ventral lobe is an elongated and narrow plate with a more strongly sclerotized spiny distal thickening. In C. intexta Mosely, 1931, the latero-ventral lobe is absent. Table 1. — Preliminary List Of The Chimarra minima Group	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF87C372FC68DA4242FBF907.taxon	description	The examination of the holotype of C. minima revealed its synonymy with C. petri. The genitalia of this specimen are figured for the first time (Fig. 3 C-D). Both the latero-dorsal and latero-ventral lobes of tergum X have their distal extremities more sclerotized than their basal parts, which are thinner and difficult to distinguish from each other. Gibbs (1973) already noted the relationship of C. petri to C. intexta, C. cognata and C. lufirae. Besides the differences in tergum X, C. minima differs from other species of the group in the absence of a process on the inner face of the inferior appendage and the reticulated appearance of the prolongations of the phallic apparatus.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF87C373FC49D92042C6F986.taxon	description	(Fig. 4 A-E)	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF87C373FC49D92042C6F986.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype: Cameroon, Assamba River (Sanaga bassin) near Ndjoré, 4 ° 23 ’ 59 ” N, 11 ° 49 ’ 11 ” E, 27. XII. 1989, F. - M. Gibon, 1 ♂ (2 slides: genitalia / head and thorax) (MNHN). Paratypes: Same data, 1 ♂ (ethanol), 1 ♂ (1 slide) (CBGP). TYPE LOCALITY. — Cameroon, Assamba River (Sanaga bassin) near Ndjoré, 4 ° 23 ’ 59 ” N, 11 ° 49 ’ 11 ” E.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF87C373FC49D92042C6F986.taxon	distribution	DISTRIBUTION. — Cameroon. This species is only known from the type locality.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF87C373FC49D92042C6F986.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. — Named after the Assamba River, tributary of the Sanaga.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF87C373FC49D92042C6F986.taxon	diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS. — Chimarra assambae n. sp. belongs to subgroup 1, with a latero-ventral lobe sheet or leaf-shaped. It is distinguished from most other species (C. bertrandi, C. loffae n. sp., C. lufirae, C. prodhoni Gibon, 1985, C. sassandrae, C. toubaensis) by the absence of the endothecal spine. It is distinguished from C. callasae and C. cereris, also devoid of an endothecal spine, by its ax-shaped latero-dorsal lobe (hook-shaped in the other species).	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF87C373FC49D92042C6F986.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION Size: forewing 4.3 mm, hindwing 3.5 mm. Preanal appendages small, setose and oval in lateral view. Inferior appendages roughly quadrangular in lateral view, dorsal branch strong and long, ventral protruding process small. Latero-dorsal lobe of tergum X strong, distal part projected ventrad and extended in a characteristic ax-shaped extremity (dorsal view). Lateroventral lobe of tergum X plate like, long and relatively narrow. Lateral rods of Phallotheca long, thin, distally curved. Endotheca devoid of internal spine; phallotremal sclerite present, reduced.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF86C376FC79D8A34343F821.taxon	description	(Fig. 5 A-F)	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF86C376FC79D8A34343F821.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype: Madagascar, Ambatandrano River (tributary of the Namorona) at Ambatandrano, 47 ° 26 ’ 32 ” E, 21 ° 14 ’ 45 ” S, 775 m. a. s. l., 17. IV. 1994, 1 ♂ (2 slides: Phallic apparatus / abdominal segments VII-X, head and thorax in alcohol) (MNHN). Paratypes: Same data, 4 ♂ (ethanol). – RN 25 between Ranomafana and Ifanadiana on the Namorona, 47 ° 31 ’ 46 ” E, 21 ° 16 ’ 40 ” S, 580 m. a. s. l., 21. IV. 1994, 8 ♂ (ethanol) (CBGP). TYPE LOCALITY. — Madagascar, Ambatandrano River (tributary of the Namorona) at Ambatandrano, 47 ° 26 ’ 32 ” E, 21 ° 14 ’ 45 ” S, 775 m. a. s. l. A B C	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF86C376FC79D8A34343F821.taxon	distribution	DISTRIBUTION. — Madagascar.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF86C376FC79D8A34343F821.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. — Named after the Malagasy words antsy = knife and meloka = curved, in reference to the shape (sickle) of tergum X in dorsal view.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF86C376FC79D8A34343F821.taxon	diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS. — The two Malagasy species, C. antsymeloka n. sp. and C. vulgaris n. sp., belong to subgroup 1, with a latero-ventral lobe sheet or leaf-shaped. Both have an endothecal spine, straight (not curved as in continental species. The two lateral rods of the phallotheca are smaller than in the other species; they are thick with a wrinkled appearance in C. antsymeloka n. sp., thinner and spine-shaped in C. vulgaris n. sp. The apex of the latero-dorsal lobes of the tergum X are acute in C. antsymeloka n. sp., truncate in C. vulgaris n. sp.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF86C376FC79D8A34343F821.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION Size: forewing 4.5 mm, hindwing 3.7 mm. Preanal appendages small, setose, wineskin-shaped. Inferior appendages massive in lateral view, dorsal branch strong, short, triangular when viewed dorsally; internal process long and narrow, inserted just below the dorsal branch. Latero-dorsal lobe of tergum X strong, distal part curved, with pointed distal extremity; small pointed projection inserted at mid-length on the outer edge; sickle-shaped when viewed dorsally. Latero-ventral lobe of tergum X sheet like, long, somewhat triangular on lateral view. Lateral rods of Phallotheca short, strong, curved ventrad with a wrinkled appearance. Endothecal spine present small, straight. Phallotremal sclerite large; when dorsally viewed, trident-shaped with two symmetric latero-dorsal branches and one slightly shorter, centro-ventral branch.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE6DEE6457CF9A6.taxon	description	(Fig. 6 A-E)	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE6DEE6457CF9A6.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype: Guinea, Loffa River, near Macenta, 8 ° 30 ’ 2.62 ” N, 9 ° 27 ’ 27.82 ” W, 524 m. a. s. l., 20. II. 1987, J. - F. Agnèse, 1 ♂ (2 slides: phallic apparatus / abdominal segments VII-X, head and thorax in alcohol) (MNHN). Paratypes: Same data, 1 ♂ (1 slide), 1 ♂ (1 slide: abdomen, head and thorax in alcohol); Guinea, small tributary of the Saint-Paul River, 22 km North / North-West from Nzérékoré, 7 ° 55 ’ 55.18 ” N, 8 ° 56 ’ 32.80 ” W, 420 m. a. s. l., 30. I. 1988, F. - M. Gibon, 1 ♂ (ethanol); Guinea, Makona River at Bofossou, 8 ° 39 ’ 23.29 ” N, 9 ° 40 ’ 39.55 ” W, 21. I. 1987, F. - M. Gibon, 2 ♂ (ethanol), 1 ♂ (2 slides: abdomen / head and thorax) (CBGP).	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE6DEE6457CF9A6.taxon	description	ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. — Cameroon. Noun River (Sanaga River bassin), a few kilometres upstream from Bafia, 4 ° 47 ’ 52 ” N, 11 ° 16 ’ 20 ” E, 440 m. a. s. l., 21. XII. 1989, F. - M. Gibon, 1 ♂ (1 slide), 1 ♂ (2 slides: abdomen / head and thorax), 1 ♂ (2 slides: abdomen / head and thorax), 1 ♂ (alcohol); Sanaga at Nachtigal Falls, 4 ° 20 ’ 50.01 ” N, 11 ° 38 ’ 13.26 ” E, 20. XII. 1988. F. - M. Gibon, 1 ♂ (2 slides: wings and genitalia / head and thorax) (CBGP).	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE6DEE6457CF9A6.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE LOCALITY. — Guinea, Loffa River, near Macenta, 8 ° 30 ’ 2.62 ” N, 9 ° 27 ’ 27.82 ” W, 524 m. a. s. l.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE6DEE6457CF9A6.taxon	distribution	DISTRIBUTION. — Guinea, Cameroon.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE6DEE6457CF9A6.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. — Named after the Loffa river (Guinea and Liberia).	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE6DEE6457CF9A6.taxon	diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS. — Chimarra loffae n. sp. belongs to the subgroup 1, with a latero-ventral lobe sheet or leaf-shaped. When viewed dorsally, the latero-dorsal lobe of the tergum X are hook-shaped, with strongly curved hooks. This character is shared with C. prodhoni, C. callasae and C. cereris. Chimarra prodhoni belongs to the subgroup 2 (lateroventral lobe rod-shaped). Chimarra callasae is distinguished by the absence of an endothecal spine, an unusually large phallotremal sclerite and a shorter latero-ventral lobe of tergum X. In C. cereris, the hooks are more massive and less curved.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE6DEE6457CF9A6.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION Size: forewing 4.0 mm, hindwing 3.2 mm. Preanal appendages short, setose, fin-shaped. Inferior appendages massive in lateral view, dorsal branch strong, with a line of stout setae; internal process protruding, small, ventrally inserted. Latero-dorsal lobes of tergum X short, hook-shaped, strongly curved lateroventrad. Latero-ventral lobes of tergum X lightly sclerotized, rounded, almost as long as the latero-dorsal lobes. Lateral rods of phallotheca, long, stout, strongly curved ventrad along the distal third of their length. Terminal endothecal spine short, curved dorsad, with a wide base. Phallotremal sclerite small, trident-shaped when dorsally viewed.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE9D88042EEFBE5.taxon	description	(Fig. 7 A-D)	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE9D88042EEFBE5.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype: Cameroon, Sanaga River at Sakbayémé, 4 ° 2 ’ 3 ” N, 10 ° 32 ’ 44 ” E, 9. III. 1989, F. - M. Gibon, 1 ♂ (2 slides: wings and phallic apparatus / head, thorax and abdomen) (MNHN). Paratypes: Small tributary of the Sanaga River between Sakbayémé and Song-Loulou, 4 ° 4 ’ 42 ” N, 10 ° 25 ’ 20 ” E, 10. III. 1989, F. - M. Gibon, 1 ♂ (3 slides: phallic apparatus / abdomen / head and thorax) (CBGP). - Sanaga at Song-Loulou, 4 ° 5 ’ 20.45 ” N, 10 ° 27 ’ 19.89 ” E, 6. XII. 1989, F. - M. Gibon, 1 ♂ (ethanol) (CBGP). TYPE LOCALITY. — Cameroon, Sanaga River at Sakbayémé, 4 ° 2 ’ 3 ” N, 10 ° 32 ’ 44 ” E. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. — Cameroon, Ngoué River near Pouma (Nyong River bassin), 3 ° 61 ’ 7.60 ” N, 10 ° 31 ’ 26.35 ” E, 17. XII. 1989, F. - M. Gibon, 8 ♂ (ethanol) (CBGP).	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE9D88042EEFBE5.taxon	distribution	DISTRIBUTION. — Cameroon.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE9D88042EEFBE5.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. — Named after the Sanaga River (central Cameroon).	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE9D88042EEFBE5.taxon	diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS. — Chimarra loffae n. sp. belongs to the subgroup 1, with a latero-ventral lobe sheet or leaf-shaped. It is distinguished from C. prodhoni, the other species of the subgroup, by the wide base of the latero-ventral lobe of tergum X and by the absence of an endothecal spine.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37BFEE9D88042EEFBE5.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION. Size: forewing 3.9 mm, hindwing 3.2 mm. Preanal appendages small, setose with wrinkled aspect. Inferior appendages massive, dorsal branch strong, elongate, with a line of stout setae; internal process protruding, ventrally inserted, small but larger than in C. loffae n. sp. Latero-dorsal lobes of tergum X stout, hook-shaped, curved outward, shorter than latero-ventral lobe. Latero-ventral lobes of tergum X: base wide, almost triangular in lateral view, apically extending as a sclerotized, slightly ventrad curved, finger-shaped rod. Lateral rods of phallotheca, long, stout, strongly curved ventrad, distal third with a wrinkled appearance. Endothecal spine absent. Phallotremal sclerite small, with indiscernible structure.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37CFC41DA424612FAE7.taxon	description	(Fig. 8 A-D)	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37CFC41DA424612FAE7.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype: Madagascar, Marokoto River near Mananara (Mandrare River basin), 46 ° 38 ’ 50 ” E, 24 ° 44 ’ 02 ” S, 275 m. a. s. l., 03. VI. 1994, F. - M. Gibon, 1 ♂ (MNHN). Paratypes: Same data, 10 ♂ (CBGP). – Ankazomanga, tributary of the Sohitay (Mandrare River basin), 46 ° 37 ’ 23 ” E, 24 ° 02 ’ 37 ” S, 430 m. a. s. l., 26. IV. 1995, 1 ♂ (4 slides: wings / phallic apparatus and inferior appendages / abdominal segments I-VI / abdominal segments VII-X, head and thorax) (CBGP). TYPE LOCALITY. — Madagascar, Marokoto River near Mananara 46 ° 38 ’ 50 ” E, 24 ° 44 ’ 02 ” S, 275 m. a. s. l.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37CFC41DA424612FAE7.taxon	distribution	DISTRIBUTION. — Madagascar.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37CFC41DA424612FAE7.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. — Named after the Latin word vulgaris = common. DIAGNOSIS. — Chimarra vulgaris n. sp. is a close relative of C. antsymeloka n. sp. The two lateral rods of the phallotheca are smaller than in the continental species; they are thick with a wrinkled appearance in C. antsymeloka n. sp., thinner and spine-shaped in C. vulgaris n. sp. The latero-dorsal lobes of the tergum X are similar, with an acute extremity in C. antsymeloka n. sp., a truncate one in C. vulgaris n. sp.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
03B487D5FF8EC37CFC41DA424612FAE7.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION Size: forewing 4.8 mm, hindwing 3.9 mm. Preanal appendages small, setose, wineskin-shaped. Inferior appendages almost quadrangular in lateral view; dorsal branch strong, wide, with an acute apex, when dorsally viewed, as long as the width of the appendage; internal process fold-shaped, inserted just below the dorsal branch. Latero-dorsal lobe of tergum X strong, curved outward, with truncate apex; boomerang-shaped when viewed dorsally. Latero-ventral lobe of tergum X sheet like, long, wide with rounded extremity. Lateral rods of phallotheca short, slightly curved ventrad. Endothecal spine present small, straight. Phallotremal sclerite large; trident-shaped when viewed dorsally, with two symmetric latero-dorsal branches and one, slightly shorter centro-ventral branch.	en	Gibon, François-Marie (2015): The Chimarra minima group in West Africa and Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). Zoosystema 37 (2): 333-350, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n2a3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a3
