The Caddis-Flies (Trichoptera) of South -Western Australia

Abstract

The caddis-flies of south-western Australia, the western section of Bassian province, have been examined; 48 species in nine families are recorded, descriptions of 24 new species are given and one species is synonymized; 79% of the species appear to be endemic. Only three families of the superfamily Limnephiloidea are recorded compared with 16 in the eastern section of the Bassian province. The Ecnomus continentalis species complex is briefly discussed, the lectotype male of Ecnomus continentalis is designated, figured and redefined; three new species, including one from eastern Australia, are described.

Studies of Australian Hydrobiosella Tillyard: a review of the Australian species of the Hydrobiosella bispina Kimmins group (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae)

“…Terminology generally follows that of Neboiss (1977Neboiss ( , 1982, Blahnik (2005) and Holzenthal et al (2007). However, past authors have used a variety of names for the same structures as outlined by Muñoz-Quesada and Holzenthal (2008, p. 8).…”

“…Only in 1953 were the first Australian species recognised in the genus, with the transfer of the southern Western Australian species H. michaelseni (Ulmer 1908) Mosely and Kimmins, 1953). Subsequently, the following species were added: H. letti Korboot (1964) from New South Wales, H. armata Jacquemart (1965), H. anasina, H. cerula, H. corinna, H. orba and H. sagitta all from Tasmania (Neboiss, 1977), and H. amblyopia Neboiss (1982) from southern Western Australia. Neboiss (2003) added six more Tasmanian species, H. anatolica, H.…”

Australian Diplectroninae reviewed (Insecta: Trichoptera), with description of 21 new species, most referred to a new genus

“…Specimens were prepared for study and stored following the methods of Neboiss (1982). Dissected specimens are identified with Neboiss' Museum Victoria standard 'PT-numbers'.…”

Two further species groups and new species among Australian Hydrobiosella Tillyard: new species from south-eastern Australia (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae)

“…In brief, the first Australian species in the genus were described in 1953 by Mosely (in Mosely and Kimmins, 1953). Further species were added by Korboot (1964); Jacquemart (1965); (Neboiss, 1977(Neboiss, , 1982(Neboiss, , 2003 and Cartwright (2010Cartwright ( , 2012aCartwright ( , 2012b. A total of 53 species of Hydrobiosella are known worldwide: from Australia (43 species -Cartwright 2012b), New Zealand (4 species -Morse 1999) and New Caledonia (6 species - Espeland and Johannson 2007).…”