Edpercivalia harrisoni

Edpercivalia harrisoni
Male holotype specimen from the collections of the Auckland War Memorial Museum

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Hydrobiosidae
Genus: Edpercivalia
Species:
E. harrisoni
Binomial name
Edpercivalia harrisoni
Wise, 1982

Edpercivalia harrisoni 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.

Taxonomy

The 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 entomologist R. A. Harrison.[3]

Description

Wise's original text (the type description) reads as follows:

Species typical of genus in wing pattern, wing venation and posterior spine on Abdomen VII and ventral extensions of posterior margin on Abdomen VIII, IX. Genitalia, ♂ (Figs. 4-7). Dorsal process (Segment X) membranous. Segment IX reduced to a thin band dorsally; paraproctal processes large, conspicuous, with short setae dorsally, crossed-over in present specimen; below each process a lateral setose protuberance. Superior appendages elongate. Inferior appendages short, elongate in lateral view with apex rounded dorsally and concave below. Aedeagus (Fig. 5) curved dorsally with paired appendages, the dorsal pair strongly down-curved before apices, the ventral pair slightly up-curved at tip, all dark-brown.[3]

Wise measured the length of the forewings as 16 mm (0.63 in).[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Edpercivalia harrisoni Wise, 1982". New Zealand Threat Classification System. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Edpercivalia harrisoni Wise, 1982". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Edpercivalia harrisoni". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2024.