University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Insecta Mundi Florida March 1999 Nomenclatural and systematic changes in the Neotropical caddisflies (Insecta: richopterT a) Oliver S. Flint Jr National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. Ralph W. Holzenthal University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN Steven C. Harris Clarion University, Clarion, PA Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi Part of the Entomology Commons Flint, Oliver S. Jr; Holzenthal, Ralph W.; and Harris, Steven C., "Nomenclatural and systematic changes in the Neotropical caddisflies (Insecta: richopterT a)" (1999). Insecta Mundi. 328. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/328 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Insecta Mundi by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. INSECTA MUNDI, Vol. 13, No. 1-2, March-June, 1999 73 Nomenclatural and systematic changes in the Neotropical caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) Oliver S. Flint, Jr. Department of Entomology National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC, 20560-0105 Ralph W. Holzenthal Department of Entomology 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave. University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN, 55108 Steven C. Harris Department of Biology Clarion University Clarion, PA, 16214-1232 Recent work on a catalog of the Neotropical Murielia falls into synonymy. Phylloicus farri, caddisflies has resulted in the recognition of the however, does not belong to the same generic group need to make numerous lectotype designations, as the other two species currently placed in new names for homonyms, specific and generic Murielia. synonymies, transfers of species between genera and genera between families, and placement of acutiterga, Murielia, Denning and Hogue, in Den- many long ignored names of Muller and others. ning, et al. 1983, transferred to Banyallarga Rationales are presented for all actions, many of NavAs 1916. Correct name: Banyallarga acuti- which had been known for years as the result of terga (Denning and Hogue), new combination. examination of types, but no opportunity had arisen The synonymy of Murielia results in the need to to publish them, others became apparent as a result place its included species in other genera. This of the cataloging. This opportunity is taken to present species, known to us in all stages, is a rather all of those known to us to avoid having them hidden distinctive species of Banyallarga. in a general catalog. They are presented alphabet- ically by family and then alphabetically by the name fortuna, Murielia, Resh, in Denning, et al. 1983, of the species or genus requiring action. Acronyms transferred to Banyallarga Navhs 1916. Cor- of museums and collections cited in the text are rect name: Banyallarga fortuna (Resh), new detailed in the Acknowledgments. combination. As with B. acutiterga, this species also is correctly placed in the genus Banyallarga. Family Calamoceratidae Murielia Hogue and Denning, in Denning, et al. Family Ecnomidae 1983, synonym of Phylloicus Muller 1880a, new synonymy. Chilocentropus NavAs 1934. Type species: Chilo- When Murielia was erected, Phylloicus farri centropus disparilis NavAs (original designa- Flint was designated type species. Phylloicus farri tion). Transferred to Ecnomidae, new place- is a true species of Phylloicus and thus the genus ment. 74 Volume 13, No. 1-2, March-June, 1999, INSECTA MUNDI The true position of this enigmatic genus is very new combinations), and designate Antoptila problematical. Navks provided a figure of the fore- brasiliana Mosely, the type species of Antoptila and hindwing venation with the original description, (original designation) as type species of Itauara. but the sex and the disposition of the type were not stated (the assumption is that it remained in Navks' armata, Paraprotoptila, Jacquemart 1963, trans- personal collection and has subsequently been ferred toMexitrichia Mosely 1937. Correct name: destroyed). It was stated to be similar to the Mexitrichia armata (Jacquemart), new combi- Nearctic genus Phylocentropus, but the venation, nation. especially of the hindwing, is not congruent. Only The generic synonymy proposed below results two genera of psychomyoids (s.1.) are known from in the transfer of P. armata to Mexitrichia. Chile: Polycentropus and Austrotinodes. The genus Although no species is currently known from the Polycentropus has fork 1present in the hindwing, at region whose genitalia match the original figures, least in the Chilean species: this is lacking in the we have no hesitation in making the transfer. figure of Navks. The hindwing venation matches that of Austrotinodes perfectly. The forewing Paraprotoptila Jacquemart 1963, synonym of Mex- venation as shown is very peculiar, with 3 veins, all itrichia Mosely 1937, new synonymy. forked, arising from Rs, and M with only a single The putative type of Paraprotoptila armata fork. Nothing is known with this type venation. It Jacquemart was borrowed by Flint from IRSNB. A seems most probable that he somehow connected single slide, with mounting medium almost black, the anterior branch of M to Rs. The apical fork of was sent: it is labelled to the left "S. Jacquemart R2+3 could also have been another det., 196 Paraprotopti-la armata sp.n. [on the misinterpretation, this time of the apical fork of R1 bottom right corner of this label, a small red label] in A~xstrotinodes.If one thus mentally rearranges TYPE, and to the right "S.Jacquemart det., 196 the connections of the forewing forks, the total Argentine Rib sasso 11-IV-1959 I.G. 22893". Flint venation then agrees with Austrotinodes as does the searched the slide repeatedly both under dissecting given size and coloration. However, lacking any real and compound microscopes, including any medium proof of this scenario, we refrain from a formal that had oozed out around the cover slip, without synonymy, but do transfer the genus to the finding recognizable remains. The original figures Ecnomidae in the proximity of Austrotinodes. of the genitalia are typical of many species of Mexitrichia, which is also reasonable on zoogeographic grounds. Family Glossosomatidae primerana, Rhiacophila [sic], Weyenbergh 1881, Antoptila Mosely 1939, synonym of Itauara Miiller transferred to Protoptila Banks 1904. Correct 1888, new synonymy. name: Protoptilaprimerana (Weyenbergh), new The name Itauara was first used by Muller in combination. 1888 without included species or illustrations, but Weyenbergh's description of the larva, pupa later (1921, fig. 173 lower) he gave a surprisingly and case of R. primerana is almost assuredly that of accurate figure of the forewing venation of the a protoptiline glossosomatid, as was also concluded female Itauara. Four genera of protoptiline by Ulmer (1957, p. 156). The figures of the larva (fig. glossoson~atids are currently recognized from 5), case (figs. 3,4), and apex of the abdomen (fig. 10) southeaster11 Brazil: Antoptila, Canoptila, are all typical of glossosomatids. The figures of the Mexitrichia, and Protoptila. The venation of head (fig. 9), larva in case (fig. 8) and wings (fig. 13) Itauara matches almost perfectly that of Antoptila are all pure fantasy. His given length of the larva, 6 and none of the others, as already noted by Ulmer mm, and length of d', 4 mm, 9, 5 mm, are also (1957). All the figures and descriptions of cases and concordant with a protoptiline, but the wingspreads larval parts in the various works of Muller are of of the 5, 14 mm, 9, 16 mm are out of proportion some protoptiline and fully compatible with, but not (perhaps the 1was inserted before the 4 and 6 by the diagnostic for, Antoptila. We thus synonylnize the printer). In all the records Flint has of caddisflies two genera. No species has ever been placed in from Cordoba, the only glossosomatid is Protoptila Itauara; we transfer the species I. brasiliana dubitans Mosely. Lacking any typical material we (Mosely), I. plaumanni (Flint), I. guarani hesitate to synonymize the two species, but do place (Angrisano), and I. amazonica (Flint) to Itauara (all INSECTA MUNDI, Vol. 13, No. 1-2, March-June, 1999 75 R. primerana in the genus Protoptila where it most schmidi, Atopsyche, Sykora 1991, junior homonym likely belongs. of Atopsyche schlnidi Denning 1965, here re- named: Atopsyche onorei Sykora, nomen no- vum. Family Hydrobiosidae Atopsyche schmidi Denning was synonymized with A. callosa (Navhs) by Flint in 1975. As a Australochorema Schmid 195513, synonym of Apa- consequence, the prior use of the name was tanodes Navhs 1934, new synonymy. overlooked by Sykora in 1991. The authorship of the Navhs' (1934) figures of Apatanodes sociata are replacement name is to be credited to Dr. Sykora surprisingly good; the wing venation agrees with who requested it be renamed Atopsyche onorei in Australochorema rectispinum Schmid, the type honor of the entomologist Dr. Giovanni Onore of the species of Australochorema (original designation), Universidad Catholica del Ecuador who participated in the forking of the veins and their relative lengths, in the expeditions of the Carnegie Museum of and the figures of the male genitalia are fully Natural History to Ecuador whereby the type compatible with species more recently described in material was collected. the genus. brachytergum,