Species Maydenoptila rupina Neboiss, 1977
- Maydenoptila rupina Neboiss, A. 1977. A taxonomic and zoogeographic study of Tasmanian caddis-flies (Insecta: Trichoptera). Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 38: 1-208 [Date published 4 Apr. 1977] [45].
Type data:
Holotype NMV T-5081 ♂, Guide River Falls, near Ridgley, TAS.
Paratype(s) NMV ♂ ♀.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: lotic freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
On stones and rocks amongst chain diatom Melosira on which they feed, sand grain case.
General References
Neboiss, A. 2003. New genera and species, and new records, of Tasmanian Trichoptera (Insecta). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 136: 43-82 [dated 2002] [53] (new record)
Wells, A. 1980. A review of the Australian genera Orphninotrichia Mosely and Maydenoptila Neboiss (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 28: 627-645 [Date published 28 Oct. 1980] (redescription)
Wells, A. 1985. Larvae and pupae of Australian Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera), with observations on general biology and relationships. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 113: 1-69 [Date published 31 Oct. 1985] (larva, pupa, case)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2012 | 11-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 31-May-2018 | 11-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 01-Nov-2011 | 29-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |