Three new species of Oxyethira Eaton, 1873 (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) from New Caledonia

  • Bruna Maria Silva Cavalcante Laboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68044, 21941-971, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Kjell Arne Johanson Zoology Department, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.789.1623
Keywords: Hydroptilidae, New Caledonia, microcaddisflies, Oxyethira, taxonomy

Abstract

Oxyethira Eaton, 1873 is one of the most diverse genera of Hydroptilidae, comprising over 240 species distributed in all biogeographical regions. Here three new species of Oxyethira (Trichoglene) Neboiss, 1977 are described and illustrated from male specimens collected in New Caledonia: O. (Trichoglene) hamus sp. nov., recognized by the hook-shaped apex of the long inferior appendages in lateral view and by the posterior margin of segment IX with a trilobed appearance in ventral view; O. (Trichoglene) rectangulata sp. nov., recognized by the rectangular shape of the inferior appendages, which are totally fused and with two pairs of small setae on the inner face; and O. (Trichoglene) spiralis sp. nov., recognized by the strongly curvilinear shape of the subgenital process in dorsal and lateral views and by the long process spiralling around the ejaculatory duct at the phallus apex.

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Published
2022-01-12
How to Cite
Cavalcante, B. M. S., & Johanson, K. A. (2022). Three new species of Oxyethira Eaton, 1873 (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) from New Caledonia. European Journal of Taxonomy, 789(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.789.1623
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Vol. 789 (2022)
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Research article

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