On the Trichoptera of the Caucasus with western and eastern relatives
Authors: Oláh János , Vinçon Gilles , Kerimova Ilhama , Kovács Tibor , Manko Peter 
Published: November 2020

This caddisfly study is based mostly on the material collected in the framework of the International Visegrad Fundreseach project on the aquatic insects of Georgia and Azerbaijan. Applying the principles and procedures of fine phenomics we have delineated and characterised several Trichoptera species complexes; reinstated the species status of Hydropsyche derek Oláh & Kiss, 2015 stat. rest., Badukiella subnigra Oláh, 1985 stat. rest., Rhyacophila aliena Martynov, 1916 stat. rest., Stenophylax caspicus (Schmid, 1959) stat. rest., Stenophylax lasarea(Oláh, 1985) stat rest.; raised the subspecies status to species rank of Halesus caucasicus Oláh, 1985 stat. nov. andPotamophylax armeniacus Mey, 1979 stat. nov.; described the Sakalagen. nov in the Limnephilini tribe; and furthermore 70 species new to science: Wormaldia davidi Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., W. elvesta Oláh sp. nov., W. harma Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., W. holaga Oláh & Manko sp. nov., W. hoska Oláh sp. nov., W. kimera Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., W. kitera Oláh sp. nov., W. obola Oláh sp. nov., W. sakaorum Oláh sp. nov., W. tomora Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., Diplectrona albanica Oláh sp. nov., D. georgica Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., D. serbica Oláh sp. nov., Hydronema turkestanica Oláh sp. nov., Hydropsyche harmada Oláh sp. nov., H. rovnaka Oláh sp. nov., H. togana Oláh & Kerimova sp. nov., H. pupka Oláh sp. nov., H. sukula Oláh sp. nov., H. ejsaka Oláh sp. nov., Agapetus gouriensis Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., Rhyacophila kveda Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., R. nakra Oláh & Vinçon, R. zekara Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., R. gouria Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., R. mtirala Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., R. ordua Oláh sp. nov., R. rizea Oláh sp. nov., R. sacokia Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., R. trabzona Oláh sp. nov., R. iranica Oláh sp. nov., R. kora Oláh sp. nov., R. pakistanica Oláh sp. nov., R. kimara Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., Apataniana bacurianica Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., A. goderdza Oláh & Kovács sp. nov., A. kintrisha Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., Drusus erdes Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., D. sukul Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., D. teslenkoae Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., D. alapos Oláh sp. nov., D. chechensis Oláh sp. nov., D. csupasz Oláh sp. nov., D. johansoni Oláh sp. nov., D. megnot Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., D. mankoi Oláh sp. nov., D. janjulae Oláh sp. nov., Sakala adjarica Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., Badukiella kinula Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., B. kurta Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., Chaetopteryx vinconi Oláh & Kovács sp. nov., Kelgena adjarica Oláh & Kovács sp. nov., K. bakurianica Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., K. bunka Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., K. imeretica Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., K. meyiOláh sp. nov., K. parhuza Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., K. svanetica Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., K. tolaka Oláh & Kovács sp. nov., K. topora Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., Rizeiella bayae Vinçon & Oláh sp. nov., R. ereda Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., R. odva Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., R. oldala Oláh & Kovács sp. nov., R. tavola Oláh & Vinçon sp. nov., Halesus kampos Oláh sp. nov., H. karmos Oláh sp. nov., Stenophylax vallas Oláh & Kovács sp. nov., S. ujjas Oláh & Kovács sp. nov., Ernodes ordubadensis Oláh & Kerimova sp. nov.