Costachorema notopterum is a species of caddisfly belonging to the family Hydrobiosidae.[2] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1972, and is endemic to the Auckland Islands of New Zealand.
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| Holotype specimen held at Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Hydrobiosidae |
| Genus: | Costachorema |
| Species: | C. notopterum
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| Costachorema notopterum Wise, 1972
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Taxonomy
editThe species was identified by Wise in 1972 using the spelling Costachorema notoptera, based on a specimen collected by Wise from Enderby Island off the coast of Auckland Island in 1963.[3][4]
Description
editWise's original text (the type description) reads as follows:
A medium-sized species with pale brown wings longer than body, hairs of head all dark brown.
Wings, ♂♀ (Figs. 1-2). Venation normal for genus. Abdomen and genitalia, ♂ (Figs. 3-7). Segment VII with ventral process; dorsal posterior margin of VIII straight, membranous or lightly sclerotised mid-dorsally. Segment IX membranous dorsally. Segment X (dorsal plate) membranous with two apical concavities distally. Superior appendages rounded apically, a pair of long elongate processes beneath them, each process expanded apically with a basal dorsal stout process, an adjacent short narrow process internally. Inferior appendages stout, two-jointed, basal joint somewhat rounded apically, distal joint leaf-like, approximately halt length of basal. Aedeagus as figured (Figs. 6-7).
Abdomen and genitalia, ♀ (Figs. 8-11). Abdomen V with minute ventral tooth in lateral view: tooth broad, rounded in ventral view; line of tooth extending as oval line on sternite. Abd. VI with short ventral tooth; VII without tooth. Abd. VIII strongly chitinised, annular about abdomen; sternite extending posteriorly to upturned distal point, the posterior extension supporting a fleshy lobe. Beyond Abd. VIII, a large dorsal chitinised shield (Abd. IX?), with a fleshy apical lobe (Abd. X?) bearing a dorso-lateral pair of tubercles and a pair of minute distal tubercles.[3]
Wise measured the anterior wings of male specimens as ranging between 10.5–11.25 mm (0.413–0.443 in), with female species slightly larger at 12.5–13 mm (0.49–0.51 in). The head and body of male specimens measures between 8.25–8.5 mm (0.325–0.335 in), with female ranging between 9.5–10 mm (0.37–0.39 in).[3] C. notopterum larvae are pale purple in colour, with darker bands and pale spots.[3]
The species is morphologically similar to Costachorema psaroptera. The two species can be differentiated by the presence of white hairs on the head of C. psaroptera.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to the Auckland Islands of New Zealand.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Costachorema notopterum Wise, 1972". New Zealand Threat Classification System. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Costachorema notopterum Wise, 1972". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Wise, K. A. J. (1972). "Trichoptera of the Auckland Islands". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 9: 253–267. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906184. OCLC 9987131646. Wikidata Q58676926.
- ^ "Costachorema notoptera". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Smith, Brian J (2002). "The Larvae of Costachorema McFarlane (Trichoptera: Hydrobiosidae) from New Zealand". Aquatic Insects. 24 (1): 21–35. doi:10.1076/aqin.24.1.21.4907. ISSN 0165-0424.
- ^ Michaux, B.; Leschen, R. A. B. (24 August 2005). "East meets west: biogeology of the Campbell Plateau". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 86 (1): 95–115. doi:10.1111/J.1095-8312.2005.00511.X. ISSN 0024-4066. Wikidata Q54527135.