Orthotrichia veikaba Wells 1991

Wells, Alice & Dostine, Peter, 2016, New and newly recorded micro-caddisfly species (Insecta: Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) from Australia’s north, including islands of Torres Strait, Zootaxa 4127 (3), pp. 591-600 : 599

Orthotrichia veikaba Wells 1991 , 516, fig. 46

Material examined. QUEENSLAND: 14 males, 19 females, Torres Strait, Saibai Island, 23–27.i.2009, J. Babia, ex Culicoides trap ( ANIC); 9 males, 2 females, Torres Strait, Boigu Island, 31.iii.2009, S. Bady, ex Culicoides trap ( ANIC).

Remarks. Orthotrichia veikaba was recorded previously from 6 specimens collected at Veikabu, in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. Both Torres Strait islands from which it is recorded here are situated very close to New Guinea and, given the dearth of permanent fresh water on these islands ( Burrows & Perna 2009; Burrows 2010), and the fact that it has not been picked up on mainland Australia, it seems reasonable to consider this species to be a native New Guinea species, probably vagrant on the islands.