The genus Hydroptila Dalman (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) in Japan
Author
Ito, Tomiko
Author
Ohkawa, Ayuko
Author
Hattori, Toshio
text
Zootaxa
2011
2801
1
26
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.202293
4efe3866-f68a-4aed-89c7-054ca3e21c7b
1175-5326
202293
Psychomyia
sp.,
Psychomyiidae
(
Fig. 13
)
Hydroptila usuguronis
Matsumura, 1931
, 1136
, female,
Japan
(Hokkaido, Honshu).
Reassignment
.
A small female caddisfly (body length
3.2 mm
, forewing length 3.0 mm) was deposited in the collections of the Systematic Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University (Sapporo), accompanied by 2 labels: (1) A red label bearing words “
Type
Matsumura,” and (2) a white label in S. Matsumura’s handwriting with the name “
Hydroptilus sapporonis
.” The pinned female was in a small box with another label in the same hand-writing, bearing the following: “
Hydroptila sapporensis usuironis
Mats.
” Since Matsumura described only 1 hydroptilid caddisfly species and this is the only small
type
specimen with his red label in the caddisfly collections, we deduce that the female is the
type
specimen of
Hydroptila usuguronis
Matsumura, 1931
. Although the species name on the labels does not coincide with the name published by
Matsumura (1931)
, we infer based on the labels that he changed his mind, giving the name as
sapporonis
, followed by
sapporensis
, to
usuironis
, and finally to
usuguronis
.
Observations on the female clearly show that this is not referable to
Hydroptila
Dalman
but corresponds with
Psychomyia
Latreille
,
Psychomyiidae
, on the basis that (1) the terminal segment of each maxillary palp is different in structure from preceding segments, has numerous transverse annulations, and is greater than twice as long as the penultimate segment; (2) the 2 mesoscutal setose warts are small, ovoid; (3) the foretibiae each lack a preapical spur; (4) the basal segment of each tarsus is longer than twice the length of apical spur; and (5) a characteristic bulge is present at about 1/3 length of the anterior margin of the hind wing.