Species Nyctiophylax (Paranyctiophylax) spiculatus (Neboiss, 1994)
- Paranyctiophylax spiculatus Neboiss, A. 1994. A review of the genus Paranyctiophylax Tsuda from Sulawesi, Papua New Guinea and northern Australia (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 54: 191-205 [201].
Type data:
Holotype NMV T-12386 ♂, WA, Mitchell Plateau, Mining Camp Creek [14°50'S 125°50'E].
Paratype(s) NMV 28♂ 3♀ (also RMNH, ANIC, QM; genitalic prep. PT-1995 ♂, PT-1994 ♀, figured), WA, Kimberley, Mitchell Plateau, Mining Camp Creek [14°50'S 125°50'E]; NMV 6♂ 3♀, WA, Mitchell Plateau, Camp Creek at crusher.
Generic Combinations
- Nyctiophylax (Paranyctiophylax) spiculatus (Neboiss, 1994). —
Oláh, J. & Johanson, K.A. 2010. Generic review of Polycentropodidae with description of 32 new species and 19 new species records from the Oriental, Australian and Afrotropical Biogeographical Regions. Zootaxa 2435: 1-63 (subgeneric status of Paranyctiophylax accepted following Oláh & Johanson (2010))
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: fixed retreat maker, freshwater.
General References
Cartwright, David I. & Dostine, Peter 2022. Five new species and new records of caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from Australia’s ‘Top End’. Zootaxa 5138(3): 283–304 [Date published 18 May 2022] [302] (new records from northern NT)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | TRICHOPTERA | 30-May-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells |
| 11-Oct-2012 | 11-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 01-Nov-2011 | 29-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 21-Nov-2010 | 21-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |