Five new species and new records of caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from Australia’s ‘ Top End’
Author
Cartwright, David I.
13 Brolga Crescent, Wandana Heights, Vic 3216, Australia.
Author
Dostine, Peter
Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security, PO Box 496, Palmerston, NT 0831, Australia.
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-05-18
5138
3
283
304
journal article
55477
10.11646/zootaxa.5138.3.4
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1175-5326
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Genus
Wellsomina
Cartwright 2010
Type
species.
Wellsomina stuarti
Cartwright 2010
, by original designation.
Wellsomina
is endemic to northern
Australia
, presently represented by 12 described species (
Cartwright 2010
). With one newly described species,
W. tamoides
sp. nov.
, and a first NT record for
W. jalgoodoo
Cartwright 2010
, seven species are now recorded for the NT.