Pseudoeconesus bistirpis is a species of caddisfly belonging to the family Hydrobiosidae.[2] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1958,[2] and is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
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| Pseudoeconesus bistirpis seen on the Auckland isthmus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Oeconesidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoeconesus |
| Species: | P. bistirpis
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| Pseudoeconesus bistirpis Wise, 1958
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Taxonomy
editThe species was identified by Wise in 1958, based on a specimen collected from the Tongariro area of the North Island Volcanic Plateau in 1930 by Alfred Philpott.[3][4] Pseudoeconesus tristirpis, which was identified in the same paper by Wise, became a junior synonym of Pseudoeconesus bistirpis in 1997.[5]
Description
editP. bistirpis is brownish-yellow in colour, with rows of minute spots freckled on its forewings.[6]
Wise's original text (the type description) reads as follows:
Testaceous; ANTERIOR WINGS closely irrorated with rows of almost colourless spots between the veins. WING VENATION. Apical forks of anterior wing sessile. Apical forks 1 and 3 of posterior wing stalked. Sc and R1 of posterior wing folded together for most of their lengths. Abdomen♂. Fifth abdominal segment with a pair of lateral processes. Length of anterior wing, ♂10 mm (0.39 in). ♀15 mm (0.59 in).[3]
The hindwings of P. bistirpis are similar to P. hudsoni, but can be identified due to the enlarged setae and inconspicuous humeral vein. [7]
Distribution and habitat
editPseudoeconesus bistirpis is endemic to New Zealand,[3] and is found across the North Island and the upper South Island.[6] The species can be identified in traps year-round.[8] It is found in seepages in New Zealand bush,[6] and is believed to be reliant on forested ecosystems.[9]
Gallery
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Male holotype specimen held at Auckland War Memorial Museum -
Male paratype specimen held at Auckland War Memorial Museum; the holotype of Pseudoeconesus tristirpis (synonymised in 1997)
References
edit- ^ "Pseudoeconesus bistirpis Wise, 1958". new Zealand Threat Classification System. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Pseudoeconesus bistirpis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Wise, K. A. J. (1958). "Trichoptera of New Zealand: I. A Catalogue of the Auckland Museum Collections with Descriptions of New Genera and New Species". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 5: 49–63. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906091. OCLC 9987167351. Wikidata Q58676764.
- ^ "Pseudoeconesus bistirpis". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ John B. Ward (January 1997). "Twelve new species in the New Zealand caddis (Trichoptera) fauna, corrected type localities and new synonyms". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 24 (2): 173–191. doi:10.1080/03014223.1997.9518112. ISSN 0301-4223. Wikidata Q104114512.
- ^ a b c McGuinness, Carl A. (May 2001). The Conservation Requirements of New Zealand's Nationally Threatened Invertebrates (PDF) (Report). Wellington: Dept. of Conservation, Biodiversity Recovery Unit.
- ^ Stocks, Ian C (2010). Comparative and functional morphology of wing coupling structures in Trichoptera: Integripalpia. Annales Zoologici Fennici. JSTOR. pp. 351–386. ISSN 0003-455X.
- ^ Smith, Brian J; Collier, Kevin J; Halliday, N Jane (2002). "Composition and flight periodicity of adult caddisflies in New Zealand hill-country catchments of contrasting land use". New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 36 (4): 863–878. Bibcode:2002NZJMF..36..863S. doi:10.1080/00288330.2002.9517138. ISSN 0028-8330.
- ^ Collier, Kevin J; Aldridge, Brenda MTA; Hicks, Brendan J; Kelly, Johlene; Macdonald, Amy; Smith, Brian J; Tonkin, Jonathan (2009). "Ecological values of Hamilton urban streams (North Island, New Zealand): constraints and opportunities for restoration". New Zealand Journal of Ecology: 177–189. ISSN 0110-6465.