Mortoniella punensis (Flint, 1983)

Blahnik, Roger J. & Holzenthal, Ralph W., 2011, Revision of the austral South American species of Mortoniella (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae: Protoptilinae) 2851, Zootaxa 2851 (1), pp. 1-75 : 45

M. punensis subgroup

This subgroup currently contains only Mortoniella punensis and M. marini (Rueda & Gibon 2008) . However, 2 additional undescribed species from Bolivia and Colombia also belong here. The most distinctive aspect of this subgroup is the structure of the paramere appendages and dorsolateral processes of the phallicata. The dorsolateral processes of the phallicata are modified into curved, spine-like processes that hook over the paramere appendages, curving them so that they overlap and cross mesally. The lateral processes bordering this assemblage originate from the ventral margin of the phallicata and seem to be another derived character feature indicating a relationship between these species.