Seven new species and four new records of Psychomyiidae (Insecta, Trichoptera) from China

Lang Peng; Zhen Deng; Yu-Hua Zhang; Meng Wang; Chang-Hai Sun; Bei-Xin Wang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1188.112359

Seven new species and four new records of Psychomyiidae (Insecta, Trichoptera) from China

Zookeys. 2024 Jan 8:1188:197-218. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1188.112359. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Lang Peng¹, Zhen Deng¹, Yu-Hua Zhang¹, Meng Wang¹, Chang-Hai Sun¹, Bei-Xin Wang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing China.

Abstract

Seven new species of the family Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852 are described and illustrated from China; they are Psychomyiashunisp. nov., Ps.mangshanensissp. nov., Ps.capricornissp. nov., Lypesagittalissp. nov., Paduniellafasciariasp. nov., Pa.sanyaensissp. nov., and Tinodesaviformissp. nov. The genus Lype is reported for the first time from mainland China. In addition, four psychomyiids are found to be new to the Chinese caddis fauna: Psychomyiaindra Malicky & Chantaramongkol, 1993; Paduniellaandamanensis Malicky, 1979; Pa.dendrobia Malicky & Chantaramongkol, 1993; and Tinodesgapbona Johanson & Oláh, 2008. Moreover, Psychomyiapolyacantha Li, Qiu & Morse, 2021 is reviewed and synonymized with Psychomyiaimamiah Malicky, 2020.

Keywords: Caddisflies; Oriental Region; morphology; new geographical records; new synonym.

Lang Peng, Zhen Deng, Yu-hua Zhang, Meng Wang, Chang-hai Sun, Bei-xin Wang.

Grants and funding

This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, No. 41771052; No. 32200364)and the Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences.