Hydrobiosis falcis is a species of caddisfly belonging to the family Hydrobiosidae.[1] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1958,[1] and is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
| Hydrobiosis falcis | |
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| Male holotype specimen held at Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Hydrobiosidae |
| Genus: | Hydrobiosis |
| Species: | H. falcis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrobiosis falcis Wise, 1958
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Taxonomy
editThe species was identified by Wise in 1958.[2] The species is genetically most closely related to H. styracine, and more distantly related to H. budgei, H. copis, H. johnsi, H. parumbripennis and H. umbripennis.[3]
Description
editWise's original text (the type description) reads as follows:
HEAD fuscous; ANTENNAE fuscous. THORAX fuscous; LEGS dark ochreous. ANTERIOR WINGS dark testaceous. Length of anterior wing, 12 mm (0.47 in).[2]
Wise noted that the species could be distinguished from other Hydrobiosis species by the inner arm of each inferior appendage being much shorter than the outer arm, something not seen in H. umbripennis or H. parumbripennis.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to New Zealand.[2] Specimens have been collected from Mount Taranaki, Mount Ruapehu, and near Lake Waikaremoana.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hydrobiosis falcis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ Hogg, Ian D; Smith, Brian J; Banks, Jonathan C; Dewaard, Jeremy R; Hebert, Paul DN (2009). "Testing use of mitochondrial COI sequences for the identification and phylogenetic analysis of New Zealand caddisflies (Trichoptera)". New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 43 (5): 1137–1146. doi:10.1080/00288330.2009.9626536. ISSN 0028-8330.
- ^ Collier, Kevin J. (1992). Freshwater macroinvertebrates of potential conservation interest (PDF) (Report). Wellington: Department of Conservation. ISBN 0-478-01427-9.