Abstract
We review the New Caledonian representatives of the Australasian endemic hydroptiline genus Acritoptila, based on examination of a considerable collection of material in the Swedish Museum of Natural History and of types of previously established species. A key for identification of males is given and includes 3 species newly described here: A. parallela sp. n., A. forficata sp. n. and A. macrospina sp. n. For all New Caledonian species, male genitalia are illustrated, and for 5 associated females, distinctive features are illustrated and described.
Highlights
Among the microcaddisfly genera (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) found in the southwestern Pacific region, several have restricted distributions whereas others are common in the Oriental Region or are cosmopolitan
With a narrow distribution, first described for 3 Australian species (Wells 1982). Another 2 Australian species were added by Wells (1990) and 7 species were described from New Caledonia by Kelley (1989) and Wells (1995)
Two additional New Caledonian species were described by Oláh and Johanson (2010a), but below one of their names is considered a junior synonym, and 3 new species are described
Summary
Review of the New Caledonian species of Acritoptila Wells, 1982 (Trichoptera, Insecta), with descriptions of 3 new species. Holzenthal | Received 8 Janauary 2014 | Accepted 8 March 2014 | Published 3 April 2014 http://zoobank.org/213B7F96-1990-4503-BF09-891445269D6C
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