Orthopsyche Explained

Orthopsyche is a genus of caddisflies belonging to the family Hydropsychidae. The genus was described by Alex G. McFarlane in 1976. Species of Orthopsyche can be found in New Zealand and New Caledonia.

Taxonomy

Orthopsyche was first proposed as a genus in 1976 by Alex G. McFarlane, including two species previously identified as Hydropsyche. McFarlane named Orthopsyche fimbriata as the type species. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that Orthopsyche forms a clade with the genus Aoteapsyche.^[1]

In 2006, János Oláh, Kjell Arne Johanson and Peter C. Barnard greatly expanded Orthopsyche, by synonymising Abacaria Mosely 1941, and Caledopsyche Kimmins 1953, and describing 29 new species.^[2] In 2008, Oláh and Johanson further proposed that Aoteapsyche was a symonym of Orthopsyche.

Distribution

The genus is found in New Zealand and New Caledonia.

Notes and References

1. 10.1080/00288330.2009.9626536. 0028-8330. 43. 5. 1137–1146. Hogg. Ian D. Smith. Brian J. Banks. Jonathan C. Dewaard. Jeremy R. Hebert. Paul DN. 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. 2009. 2009NZJMF..43.1137H. 10289/3545. free.
2. 1175-5334. 1356. 1. 1–78. Oláh. János. Johanson. Kjell Arne. Barnard. Peter C. Revision of the South Pacific endemic genera Orthopsyche McFarlane 1976, Abacaria Mosely 1941 and Caledopsyche Kimmins 1953 with the description of 29 new species (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae). Zootaxa. 2006.