Fine phenomics applied to the Nectopsyche genus (Trichoptera) Species delineation by speciation traits

Nectopsyche genus is common in standing or slowly flowing aquatic ecosystems in the New World. Their taxonomy was unduly based too long on forewing pattern that is easily lost in alcohol. In this created taxonomic chaos management projects are unable to determine these beautiful and common animals. We have elaborated a new taxonomy with easy procedure to delineate closely related incipient sibling species without forewing pattern. Our taxonomy enables us to determine specimens collected and stored in alcohol. We have applied the fine phenomics of adaptive speciation traits of the sigmoid profile of the phallicata and of the apicomesal lobe on gonopods. They were combined, if necessary, with non-adaptive neutral traits of the periphallic organs. These adaptive speciation traits are subtle and stable, they are more super than magic. We briefly review: (1) Are speciation traits really subtle? (2) Are speciation traits super or magic? (3) Why neutral traits are variable? (4) Why adaptive traits are stable? We survey the possible adaptive and neutral traits in the Nectopsyche genus. Our adaptive-neutral distinction has potential in character ranking to establish recent pass, contemporary and old historical divergences in coalescence. Applying the adaptive − neutral distinction, as well as the generality, locality and parsimony principles we have elaborated a character ranking sytem for the genus, for the species groups and for the species with a revised lineage structure in the Nectopsyche genus. Six species grous have been characterised and fourty four new species have been described and grouped in the four species groups. (1) N. candida species group: bonta, buzoga, dombora, flinti, garenoa, lenula, obla. (2) N. pavida species group: alma, bobita, capota, hasonla, kifela, kinilta, kurta, laposka, nemritka, nyaka, oliveri, poca, ritka, salka, silva, sima, terda, vagota, valla. (3) N. punctata species group: eka, kurtula, letra, padka, vezna. (4) N. gemma species group: bunka, eltera, flintorum, huzva, iva, kajla, nilta, pohoka, setfela, suta, taga, tarka, tomora. The species of N. argentata, N. cubana, N. gemmoides, N. jenseni, N. punctata and several unexamined taxa probably represent species complexes. An expected comprehensive revision of the entire genus is needed including forewing pattern with fine phenomics. Inevitable are the re-examination of the speciation traits of the old types and to scrutinise the species status of so called widely distributed species applying the fine phenomics of speciation traits

New Australasian and Oriental Triaenodes species (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae).

The following new species are described from the long-horned caddisfly genera Triaenodes McLachlan, 1865; Vietnam: T. catbana, T. sokaga; Indonesia (Sumba Island): T. sumbana; Indonesia (Batanta Island): T. apraka, T. bala, T. harmasa, T. izgaga, T. jobba, T. kalija, T. marleorum, T. nemapraka, T. sagodii, T. sarla, T. torpa, T. tudarda, T. zugora; Indonesia (Papua): T. atkarol, T. fodra, T. hasa, T. lemeza, T. tarula, T. zicsii; Solomon Islands: T. fura, T. gerela, T. picinka; New Hebrides: T. fioka, T. nakla; Fiji Islands: T. bunka, T. buzoga, T. ketaga, T. koba, T. ranca. Triaenodes dusra Schmid described from China has been recorded from Malaysia and Vietnam. Triaenodes pellectus Ulmer described from Japan has been recorded from Vietnam. Triaenodes pentheus Malicky described from Thailand has been recorded from Vietnam. Phylogenetic relation of Triaenodes paratlan Oláh & Mey described from Indonesia (Papua) has been revised

New Neotropical Trichoptera: Banyallarga and Phylloicus species delineation by revisited paraproct (Calamoceratidae)

We have revised the theory of the condensed complexity of the simple by incremental subtraction to understand the apparently vestigial character state of the simplified paraproct, especially pronounced at the Banyallarga and Phylloicus genera in the Calamoceratidae family. We have recorded Leptonema album Mosely, 1933 and Leptonema intermedium Mosely, 1933 from Ecuador, and Leptonema spirillum Flint, McAlpine & Ross, 1987 from Colombia, as well as described six new species: Banyallarga (Histricoverpa) isidra sp. nov., Banyallarga (Histricoverpa) taraja sp. nov., Banyallarga (Histricoverpa) tinalandia sp. nov., Phylloicus sarlos sp. nov., Oecetis tina sp. nov. in the Oecetis avara species group and Helicopsyche (Cochliopsyche) nyurga sp. nov

The genus Oxyethira Eaton (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) in Japan

The Japanese species of Oxyethira Eaton (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) are reviewed confirming 8 described species, and introducing 2 new species, O. tsuruga and O. shumari spp. nov. For clear comparisons and to include new details, males of all the 10 species and females of 9 species, except O. ozea Oláh and Ito, 2013 are redescribed or described. O. kakida Oláh and Ito, 2013 is synonymized with O. angustella Martynov, 1933

On the Trichoptera of China with relatives of adjacent territories I.

In our first paper on Chinese Trichoptera we have reinstated the species status of Polymorphanisus hainanensis Martynov, 1930 stat. restit. and furthermore described 44 species new to science: Chimarra fureses sp. nov., Stenopsyche levelaga sp. nov., S. tulipanos sp. nov., Dipseudopsis kulonc sp. nov., Nyctiophylax (Paranyctiophylax) bubos sp. nov., Diplectrona dedomba sp. nov., D. kinulta sp. nov., Polymorphanisus liorum Oláh, sp. nov., P. totaorum sp. nov., Hydromanicus heges sp. nov., H. mintas sp. nov., H. ritkas sp. nov., Hydropsyche cernaka sp. nov., H. keses sp. nov., H. nagpupos sp. nov., H. vaza sp. nov., H. keska sp. nov., H. tagra sp. nov., H. laposhat sp. nov., H. picibunk sp. nov., H. lelapa sp. nov., H. nulanka sp. nov., H. kispupos sp. nov., H. lehajla sp. nov., Cheumatopsyche bujkala sp. nov., C. domborula sp. nov., C. forrta sp. nov., C. kiugra sp. nov., C. lepa sp. nov., C. magaska sp. nov., C. perem sp. nov., C. rovides sp. nov., C. sikoska sp. nov., C. bunkos sp. nov., C. kurtula sp. nov., C. sara sp. nov., C. harma sp. nov., C. lekera sp. nov., Rhyacophila simpla sp. nov., R. taraja sp. nov., Oecetis girba sp. nov., Asynarchus delies sp. nov. and Pseudostenophylax haromsog sp. nov