Diplectrona bulla is a species of caddisfly belonging to the order Hydropsychidae.[1] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1958,[1] and is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
| Diplectrona bulla | |
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| Male holotype specimen held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Hydropsychidae |
| Genus: | Diplectrona |
| Species: | D. bulla
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplectrona bulla Wise, 1958
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Description
editWise's original text (the type description) reads as follows:
HEAD black with two large, lighter-coloured warts posteriorly. PALPI and LEGS pale castaneous. ANTENNAE blackish, serrate along inner margin. ANTERIOR WING blackish, uniform in colour; two cross-veins present between costa and sub-costa. Length of anterior wing, 7 mm (0.28 in).[2]
Wise noted that the species was morphologically similar to Diplectrona zealandensis, but could be distinguished by the complex genitalia of D. bulla.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to New Zealand, known to sporadically occur on the North Island.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Diplectrona bulla". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ^ a b c 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. Wikidata Q58676764.
- ^ Collier, Kevin J. (1992). Freshwater macroinvertebrates of potential conservation interest (PDF) (Report). Wellington: Department of Conservation. ISBN 0-478-01427-9.