Species Helicopsyche copulata Johanson, 1997
- Helicopsyche copulata Johanson, K.A. 1997. Copulation mechanism and description of the East Australian Helicopsyche copulata, spec. nov. (Insecta: Trichoptera: Helicopsychidae). Spixiana (Munich) 20(3): 219-226 [220, figs 1-15].
Type data:
Holotype NMV ♂, N QLD, Mt Lewis, nr Julatten [16°35'S 145°15'E].
Paratype(s) NMV ♀, N QLD, Mt Lewis, nr Julatten [16°35'S 145°15'E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: aquatic, tube case maker.
Extra Ecological Information
Snail shell-shaped case of small sand grains.
General References
Johanson, K.A. 1997. Copulation mechanism and description of the East Australian Helicopsyche copulata, spec. nov. (Insecta: Trichoptera: Helicopsychidae). Spixiana (Munich) 20(3): 219-226 [222] (copulatory mechanism described)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 11-Oct-2012 | 11-Oct-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 01-Nov-2011 | 29-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |