Review of the New Caledonian species of Paroxyethira Mosely, 1924 (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae)
Author
Wells, A.
Australian Biological Resources Study, PO Box 787, Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia. E-mail: alice. wells @ environment. gov. au Entomology Department, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE- 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden.
Author
Johanson, K. A.
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-09-11
3478
330
344
journal article
1175-5326
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Paroxyethira koegi
,
new species
Figs 6–9
Superficially very similar to
P. dumagnes
, but males distinguished by the spine on the phallic apparatus, more asymmetric gonopods, and elongate phallic sheath.
Male antennae each with 20–21 flagellomeres.
Forewing length. Male
1.8–1.9 mm
(n=5).
Male genitalia (
Figs 6–9
). Short sharp spur present medially on abdominal sternite VII. Median process on abdominal sternite VIII stoutly spatulate, length about 5 times width at 1/2 length. Abdominal sternite and tergite IX fused, laterally only slightly produced posteriorly, dorsally deeply concave. Gonopods inserted asymmetrically; right well to left of centre; both bearing brushes of stout black setae. Phallic apparatus (
Fig. 9
) slender, elongate, constricted at 1/4 length at which constriction arises short, threadlike titillator; short sharp spine at about 2/3 length. Phallic sheath (
Fig. 8
) short, broad at base; extended posteriorly as elongate, curving sheath, about 1/2 length of gonopods, with setae apically; basal structures difficult to interpret.
Female not associated with certainty.
Holotype
male:
Province Nord
,
Ponandou Tiôgé River
at
Kögi
,
3.9 km
SSW Touho
,
20°49.043'S
,
165°13.551'E
,
25 m
,
26.xii.2003
,
light trap
, loc#100, leg.
K.A. Johanson
(on slide KAJ in
MNHP
).
Paratypes
:
Same data as for holotype –
4 males
(
SMNH
)
.
Etymology:
Koegi
, named after the
type
locality.