Neboissomina philsuteri Cartwright, 2011, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Cartwright, David I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Trichoptera
Ecnomidae
Neboissomina
Neboissomina philsuteri

description: Neboissomina philsuteri sp. nov.
Figs 21–23
Diagnosis. Neboissomina philsuteri is most similar to N. riyala in possessing inferior appendages which are fused to form a single large sub-rectangular plate, but it is distinguished by small differences in the inferior appendages, in lateral view not narrowed subapically, with a pair of small disto-lateral projections, in ventral view narrowed in basal 1/3.
Description. Head, body, and wings light brown, abdomen paler ventrally; wings similar to those of N. jardinei (Fig. 2), length of each forewing: male 3.0 mm, about 3.0 times width; length of each hind wing 3.2–3.3 times width. Wing venation: Each forewing with forks 2, 3, 4 and 5 present; fork 2 sessile, length 1.3–1.4 times length of fork 3; fork 3 with short footstalk, length of fork about 3.8 times length of footstalk, length of footstalk of fork 3 about same length as cross-vein m, cross-veins r-m and m nearly contiguous at fork 3, r-m and m separated by 0.4– 0.6 times length of cross-vein m; length of fork 5 about 1.7 times length of fork 4. Hind wings each with forks 2, 3 and 5 present; fork 2 sessile or with very short footstalk, when present footstalk of fork 2 about 0.2 times length of cross-vein r-m, fork 2 length 1.3–1.4 times length of fork 3.
Male. Tergum X membranous, with pair of long, slender dorsal processes, narrowly separated (Fig. 23). Superior appendages short and robust, in lateral view broad-based, slightly tapered distally, each with length about twice width (Fig. 21), in dorsal view, length about twice width, slightly dilated distally (Fig. 23); pair of long, slender processes (mesal processes of tergum X) ventro-basal of superior appendages. Phallus simple, tube-like, robust (Fig. 21). Inferior appendages slightly longer than superior appendages, fused, in ventral view large, sub-rectangular shield, truncate with shallow central notch distally, length about 1.5 times width, narrowed slightly in basal 1/ 3rd (Fig. 22), in lateral view length about 3.7 times width, with pair of small disto-lateral projections (Fig. 21).
Female. Unknown.
Holotype male (specimen CT-519 figured): Western Australia, Camp Ck, Mitchell Plateau, 14°50'S, 125°50'E, 13 Jul 1978, P. Suter (NMV, T- 21077).
Etymology. Philsuteri - named for the collector, Dr Phil Suter.
Remarks. Only 1 specimen of Neboissomina philsuteri has been collected from the type locality in northern Western Australia (latitude 14°50'S).
FIGURES 1–5. Neboissomina spp. 1–2, Neboissomina jardinei, new species: 1, head and thorax, dorsal view; 2, right forewing and hind wing, dorsal view. 3–5, Neboissomina persona, new species, male genitalia: 3: left lateral view; 4, ventral view; 5, dorsal view. i.a. = inferior appendages; pha. = phallus; pro. X = mesal processes of tergum X; s.a. = superior appendages.
FIGURES 6–11. Neboissomina spp. male genitalia. 6–8, Neboissomina krokale (Neboiss): 6, left lateral view; 7, ventral view; 8, dorsal view. 9–11, Neboissomina mida, new species: 9, left lateral view; 10, ventral view; 11, dorsal view.
FIGURES 12–17. Neboissomina spp. male genitalia. 12–14, Neboissomina jardinei, new species: 12, left lateral view; 13, ventral view; 14, dorsal view. 15–17, Neboissomina kuranya, new species: 15, left lateral view; 16, ventral view; 17, dorsal view.
FIGURES 18–26. Neboissomina spp. male genitalia. 18–20, Neboissomina riyala, new species: 18, left lateral view; 19, ventral view; 20, dorsal view. 21–23, Neboissomina philsuteri, new species: 21, left lateral view; 22, ventral view; 23, dorsal view.
FIGURES 24–28. Neboissomina spp. female genitalia in ventral view. 24, Neboissomina persona, new species. 25, Neboissomina mida, new species. 26, Neboissomina jardinei, new species. 27, Neboissomina kuranya, new species. 28, Neboissomina riyala, new species. s.viii = sternite viii.
description: Published as part of Cartwright, David I., 2011, Descriptions of Neboissomina, new genus and 6 new species of Ecnomidae from Australia (Trichoptera), pp. 17-30 in Zootaxa 2736 on pages 24-29, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.202023