Amphipsyche meridiana Ulmer, 1909

Uy, Christine Jewel C., Malicky, Hans & Bae, Yeon Jae, 2018, Review of the filter-feeding caddisfly subfamily Macronematinae (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) in tropical Southeast Asia, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66, pp. 664-703 : 669

Amphipsyche meridiana Ulmer, 1909

( Figs. 26–30 )

Amphipsyche meridiana Ulmer, 1909: 134 [Lectotype female; Java; RMNH].

Amphipsyche nirvana Banks, 1913b: 236 [Holotype male; India; MCZ; synonymised by Barnard, 1984: 106].

Amphipsyche vedana Banks, 1913b: 235 [Holotype female; India; MCZ; synonymised by Barnard, 1984: 106].

Amphipsyche propinqua Ulmer, 1927: 177 [Lectotype male; Cambodia; ZMHB; synonymised and designated by Barnard, 1984: 106].

Amphipsyche indica Martynov, 1935: 199 [8 syntypes; 4 males, 4 females, India; 2 syntypes NZSI, 6 syntypes lost].

Amphipsyche tricalcarata Martynov, 1935: 197 [Holotype female; India; NZSI (lost); synonymised with indica by Schmid, 1958: 107].

Amphipsyche sigmosa Navás, 1935: 105 [Lectotype male; India; MNHN; synonymised and designated by Barnard, 1984: 107].

Diagnosis. Male. Antennae 40 mm in length. Antennal flagellum light brown to yellowish with darker striations. Forewing 14 mm and hind wing 7 mm in length. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum without evident markings. Tibial spurs 0.4.4.

Male genitalia. Inferior appendages unsegmented. In lateral view, phallus with mouth-like apex with pair of semimembranous lobes ( Fig. 29 ). Mid endothecal spines short.

Female. Antennae 40 mm in length. Antennal flagellum same colouration as male. Forewing 14 mm and hind wing 8 mm in length. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum same as male. Tibial spurs 0.4.4.

Material examined. Indonesia: 6 males, 49 females, Java, Tengah, coll. H. Malicky, 11 January 1996 (HMPC) ;

Thailand: 20 males, 25 females, Chiang Mai, Mae Ping, coll. P. Chaibu, 25 November 1997 (HMPC) .

Distribution. Burma, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia (Perak), Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Java, Thailand, Vietnam.

Remarks. The male wing ( Fig. 26 ) was photographed and male genitalia ( Figs. 27–30 ) was redrawn.

Figures

Figs. 17–36. Amphipsyche gratiosa. 17, right forewing; Male genitalia: 18, lateral; 19, segment X dorsal; 20, phallus lateral; 21, phallus tip. Amphipsyche magna. Male genitalia: 22, lateral; 24, phallus lateral; 25, phallus tip; 23, thorax. Amphipsyche meridiana. 26, right forewing; Male genitalia: 27, lateral; 28, segment X dorsal; 29, phallus lateral; 30, phallus tip. Amphipsyche parva. Male genitalia: 31, lateral; 32, phallus lateral; 33, phallus tip. Amphipsyche petiolata. 34, lateral; 35, phallus lateral; 36, phallus tip. Scale: 17, 26 = 2 mm, 18–25, 27–36 = 0.25 mm (22–25, 27–36 redrawn from Barnard, 1984).