Psilochorema embersoni is a species of caddisfly belonging to the family Hydrobiosidae.[2] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1982, and is endemic to New Zealand.
| Psilochorema embersoni | |
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| Male holotype specimen from the collections of the Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Hydrobiosidae |
| Genus: | Psilochorema |
| Species: | P. embersoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Psilochorema embersoni Wise, 1982
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Taxonomy
editThe species was identified by Wise in 1982, based on a specimen collected by Rowan Mark Emberson and C. A. Muir from the Murchison Mountains in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.[3][4] Wise named the species after Emberson.[3]
Description
editWise's original text (the type description) reads as follows:
Genitalia, ♂ (Figs. 1-3). Dorsal process (Segment X) membranous, elongate. Above superior appendages an internal curved spine together with an external rounded process on each side; superior appendages long, bent near middle. Inferior appendages short, stout, tapering to apex ventrally in lateral view, with apical inner teeth; dorsal arm wide, expanded apically; apical expansion bent inward with outer angle bearing a central tubercle; points of expansion sub-equal in length, bearing internal teeth. Aedeagus with mid-length lateral expansions and a dark apical dorsal flap.[3]
Wise measured the length of the forewings as 11.5 mm (0.45 in).[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Psilochorema embersoni Wise, 1982". New Zealand Threat Classification System. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Psilochorema embersoni Wise, 1982". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Wise, K. A. J. (1962). "A New Genus and Three New Species of Trichoptera". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 5: 247–250. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906103. OCLC 9986633868. Wikidata Q58676784.
- ^ "Psilochorema embersoni". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2024.