Austropsyche victoriana Banks 1939 Diplectrona bispinosa Jacquemart 1965 Au. bispinosa Au . bispinosa Australian Diplectroninae reviewed (Insecta: Trichoptera), with description of 21 new species, most referred to a new genus Wells, Alice Contents, Arturs Neboiss Table Of Zootaxa 2018 2018-04-27 4415 1 1 44 JXWC Banks Banks. Diagnoses 1939 [151,528,980,1006] Insecta Hydropsychidae Austropsyche GBIF Animalia Trichoptera 20 21 Arthropoda species victoriana    Austropsyche victoriana Banks 1939, 496.   Diplectrona bispinosa Jacquemart 1965; Neboiss 1986, 218, as  Au. bispinosa; Neboiss 2003, 70, as  Au. bispinosa . New synonym.    Material examined. Holotype  Au. victoriana, ♂, Mt Donna Buang, Victoria, Harvard Australian Expedition, P.J.  Darlington( ANIC, ex MCZ22086).  Holotype  D. spinosa ♂, Sassafras(without indication of State; confirmed as Victoria, not in Tasmaniaaccording to Neboiss 2003, 70) ( IRSNB).    Othermaterial, Victoria: 2♂(1 dry) 1♀, Masons Falls, Kinglake,  15.ii.1953, A. Neboiss;  1♂, Tarra ValleyNP,  19.ii.1953, GW Douglas;  2♂, Cement Creek, nr Warburton,  22.ii.1953, A. Neboiss;  10♂ 2♀, Tarra ValleyNP,  5.iii.1953, A Neboiss;  1♂ 1♀, Vic, Tarra Valley Nat. Pk, Gippsland, 5.iii.1953, A. Neboiss [PT-1010 ♂, PT-1064 ♀];  1♂, Cement Creek,  13.ii.1954, A. Neboiss;  1♂(dry), Masons Falls, Kinglake,  13.xii.1953, A. Neboiss;  1♂(dry), Cement Creek,  13.ii.1954, A. Neboiss;  5♂(dry), Millgrove,  27.iii.1954, A. Neboiss;  2♂(dry), Millgrove,  27.iii.1954, A. Neboiss;  5♂, Mt Buffalo,  4,500ft,  13.i.1955, A. Neboiss;  8♂, Cement Creek, nr Warburton,  5.ii.1955, A. Neboiss;  1♂, Ladies Bath Falls, Porepunkah,  25.ii.1955, A. Neboiss;  3♂ 1♀, Kinglake,  29.xi.1955. A. Neboiss;  1♂, Cement Creek,  1.i.1957, A. Neboiss;  2♂ Acheron Gap,  9.i.1957, A. Neboiss;  3♂, Cement Creek, nr Warburton,  9.i.1957, A. Neboiss;  1♂, Millgrove,  9.i.1957, A. Neboiss;  6♂ 2♀, Porepunkah,  27.i.1957;  1♀, Porepunkah,  27.i.1957, A. Neboiss[PT-1065 ♀];  1♂, Millgrove,  16.iii.1958, A. Neboiss;  3♂ 1♀, Falls Creek, Bogong High Plains,  26.i.1960, A. Neboiss;  1♂, Mt Mackey,  26.i.1960, A. Neboiss;  1♂, Cumberland Falls, SE Marysville,  16.xii.1960, A. Neboiss;  1♂, Cement Creek, nr Warburton,  14.i.1961, A. Neboiss;  1♂ 1♀, Cumberland Falls, SE Marysville,  17.i.1961, A. Neboiss; 5♂, White Bridge, Mt Buller Road, 10.xii.1962, A. Neboiss;  1♂, Kalymna Falls, Williams Range, Grampians,  15.xii.1966, A Neboiss[PT-1009];  2♂, Kalymna Falls, Williams Range, Grampians,  14.iii.1974, A Neboiss;  16♂, Cement Creek.  8.xii.1970, A. Neboiss[PT-1100];  46♂ 20♀ Cumberland Falls, SE Marysville,  7.i.1971, A. Neboiss[PT-1018, PT-1046];  1♂ 17 kmSE Merrijig, 8 Mile Creekoff Howqua River,  1.xii.1971, A. Neboiss;  1♂, Cement Creek, nr Warburton,  27.iii.1972, A. Neboiss;  4♂, Dandenong Mtns, Sassafras Creek,  18.xi.1972, P. Zwick;  12♂, Yea River, 4 kmNE of Toolangi,  17.xi.1973, A. Neboiss;  11♂ 4♀, Sassafras Creek, 1 kmN of Kallista,  30.x.1974, A. Neboiss[PT-1044];  1♂, Dee River, 2 kmNW of Millgrove,  24.ii.1976, A. Neboiss;  10♂, Dee River, 2 kmNW of Millgrove,  24.ii.1976, A. Neboiss;  1♂ 1♀, Yarra River, Millgrove,  24.ii.1976, A. Neboiss;  1♂, Cement Creek, Mt Donna Buang,  12.i.1978, Cartwright & Dean;  3♂ 1♀, Wilhelmina Falls, Falls Creek, trib. Murrindindi River, 12 kmE of Glenburn,  6.xi.1979, A. Neboiss;  2♂, Cement Creek,  7.xii.1979, Cartwright & Dean;  11♂ 3♀, Cement Creek, Mt Donna Buang Rd,  7.xii.1979[TRI- 16898];  3♂, Tooronga Falls, 7 kmNE of Noojee,  27.xi.1981, Morse & Neboiss;  13♂, Rum Creek, Erica-Thomson Road,  9.i.1985.   Diagnosis.Male similar to that of  Austropsyche bifurcatain having 2 pairs of endothecal spines associated with the phallic apparatus, and only a very short sub-apical mesal spur on the coxopodite, but distinguished by the strongly ventrally directed spines subapically on the phallus; conical subapicomesal process on the coxopodite; in ventral view by the variably shaped basomesal lobes ventral to the phallic apparatus and dorsal to the gonopods (phallic guides of Ross & Morse unpublished MS), in lateral view visible as rather stout, tapered or rounded apicomesal lobes on abdominal sternite IX; without deep, elongate, sclerotised spines as seen in  Au. ambiguaand  Au. acuta.   Description.Length of each forewing: ♂9.4–10.8 mm (n = 15), ♀13.1–14.1 mm (n = 7); venation as for  Au. bifurcata( Fig. 49). Male. Abdomen ( Fig. 82) reticulate-walled internal sacs with pair on segment VI length of 2 segments, those on segment VII about 1.5x length of segment; lateral filaments on segment V elongate, almost length of segment. Genitalia ( Figs 52–56, 84–87): In lateral view abdominal sternite IX with stout lobe protruding distally at each apicolateral angle, lobe conical, projected ventrad; tergite X short; gonopods each with coxopodite expanded towards apex, subapicomesally short conical process, harpago about half length of coxopodite, constricted in proximal third and distally curved mesad; phallic apparatus laterally with pair of short sclerotised spines subapically, without upper internal rods, phallotrema elongate, sclerotised dorsally. Female ( Fig. 98). Abdominal sternite VIII in form of pair of subtriangular ventral plates, apicolateral angles very slightly produced distally; segment IX basally with transverse opening to sclerotic cavity.   Distribution.Widespread and quite commonly collected in Victoriafrom the Grampians to the central ranges.   Remarks.Considerable variation is seen in the male genitalia of this species. The apicolateral lobes on abdominal segment IX are variable in shape and length ( Figs 52, 55, 84, 86), some in ventral view being almost truncate apically, some with a concavity on the apex, and some with the mesal margin extended, digitiform; the mesal lobe on each coxopodite sometimes is scarcely developed; and in preserved specimens the phallotrema may or may not be extended. The form appears to be consistent in samples, but much more study is needed to evaluate the extent of separation of populations. For the present, all are assigned to  Au. victoriana. 1841138361 [151,1432,1214,1239] Harvard Australian Expedition, P. J Mt Donna Buang 20 21 1 1 Victoria holotype 1841138356 [151,561,1250,1275] ANIC, MCZ Darlington 20 21 1 Darlington holotype 1841138364 IRSNB State 20 21 1 1 Victoria holotype 1841138349 [199,1232,1322,1347] 1953-02-15 A. Neboiss Other Kinglake Masons Falls 20 21 3 1 2 Victoria 1841138347 1953-02-19 GW Douglas Tarra Valley 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138362 [488,1134,1358,1383] 1953-02-22 A. Neboiss Warburton Cement Creek 20 21 2 2 Victoria 1841138375 1953-03-05 A Neboiss Tarra Valley 20 21 12 2 10 Victoria 1841138350 [408,747,1394,1419] Valley Nat 20 21 2 1 1 Victoria 1841138360 [199,693,1430,1455] 1954-02-13 A. Neboiss Cement Creek 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138370 [706,1387,1430,1455] 1953-12-13 A. Neboiss Kinglake Masons Falls 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138378 1954-02-13 A. Neboiss Cement Creek 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138396 [675,1188,1466,1491] 1954-03-27 A. Neboiss Millgrove 20 21 5 5 Victoria 1841138367 1954-03-27 A. Neboiss Millgrove 20 21 2 2 Victoria 1841138394 [445,1013,1502,1527] 1955-01-13 A. Neboiss 1 Mt Buffalo 20 21 5 5 Victoria 1841138384 1955-02-05 A. Neboiss Warburton Cement Creek 20 21 8 8 Victoria 1841138407 [402,1060,1538,1563] 1955-02-25 A. Neboiss Porepunkah Ladies Bath Falls 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138410 1955-11-29 A. Neboiss Kinglake 20 21 4 1 3 Victoria 1841138379 [257,719,1574,1599] 1957-01-01 A. Neboiss Cement Creek 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138377 [730,1175,1574,1599] 1957-01-09 A. Neboiss Acheron Gap 20 21 2 2 Victoria 1841138398 1957-01-09 A. Neboiss Warburton Cement Creek 20 21 3 3 Victoria 1841138381 [555,991,1610,1635] 1957-01-09 A. Neboiss Millgrove 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138382 [1009,1376,1610,1635] 1957-01-27 Porepunkah 20 21 8 2 6 Victoria 1841138371 1957-01-27 A. Neboiss Porepunkah 20 21 2 2 Victoria 1841138380 [730,1183,1646,1671] 1958-03-16 A. Neboiss Millgrove 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138376 1960-01-26 A. Neboiss Bogong High Plains Falls Creek 20 21 4 1 3 Victoria 1841138383 [667,1119,1682,1707] 1960-01-26 A. Neboiss Mt Mackey 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138385 1960-12-16 A. Neboiss Marysville Cumberland Falls 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138402 [565,1197,1718,1743] 1961-01-14 A. Neboiss Warburton Cement Creek 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138369 1961-01-17 A. Neboiss Marysville Cumberland Falls 20 21 2 1 1 Victoria 1841138372 1966-12-15 A Neboiss Kalymna Falls Grampians Williams Range 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138391 1974-03-14 A Neboiss Kalymna Falls Grampians Williams Range 20 21 2 2 Victoria 1841138405 [666,1310,1826,1851] 1970-12-08 A. Neboiss Cement Creek 20 21 16 16 Victoria 1841138368 1971-01-07 A. Neboiss Marysville Cumberland Falls 20 21 66 20 46 Victoria 1841138393 1971-12-01 A. Neboiss Merrijig Howqua River Mile Creek 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138388 [676,1376,1898,1923] 1972-03-27 A. Neboiss Warburton Cement Creek 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138408 1972-11-18 P. Zwick Sassafras Creek Dandenong Mtns 20 21 4 4 Victoria 1841138422 1973-11-17 A. Neboiss Toolangi Yea River 20 21 12 12 Victoria 1841138389 [255,1142,1970,1995] 1974-10-30 A. Neboiss Kallista Sassafras Creek 20 21 15 4 11 Victoria 1841138417 1976-02-24 A. Neboiss Millgrove Dee River 20 21 1 1 Victoria 1841138399 [588,1336,2006,2031] 1976-02-24 A. Neboiss Millgrove Dee River 20 21 10 10 Victoria 1841138435 1976-02-24 A. Neboiss 21 22 Millgrove Yarra River 20 21 2 1 1 Victoria 1841138431 1978-01-12 Mt Donna Buang Cement Creek 21 22 1 1 Victoria 1841138397 [224,1432,188,213] 1979-11-06 A. Neboiss Glenburn Murrindindi River 21 22 4 1 3 Victoria 1841138395 [151,719,223,248] 1979-12-07 Cement Creek 21 22 2 2 Victoria 1841138421 1979-12-07 Mt Donna Buang Rd Cement Creek 21 22 14 3 11 Victoria 1841138401 [245,1046,260,285] 1981-11-27 Noojee Tooronga Falls 21 22 3 3 Victoria 1841138404 1985-01-09 Erica-Thomson Road Rum Creek 21 22 13 13 Victoria