Orthopsyche
Genus of insects
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Orthopsyche is a genus of caddisflies belonging to the family Hydropsychidae.[1] The genus was described by Alex G. McFarlane in 1976.[2] Species of Orthopsyche can be found in New Zealand and New Caledonia.
| Orthopsyche | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Hydropsychidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydropsychinae |
| Genus: | Orthopsyche McFarlane, 1976 |
| Species[1] | |
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 (McLachlan, 1862) as the type species.[3] Phylogenetic analysis indicates that Orthopsyche forms a clade with the genus Aoteapsyche.[4]
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.[5] In 2008, Oláh and Johanson further proposed that Aoteapsyche was a symonym of Orthopsyche.[6]
Distribution
The genus is found in New Zealand and New Caledonia.[1][6]
Species
- Orthopsyche fimbriata (McLachlan, 1862)
- Orthopsyche thomasi (Wise, 1962)