Kokiriidae AG McFarlane 1964
Creators: name: Johanson, Kjell Arne
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Trichoptera
Kokiriidae

description: Key to male Kokiriidae
1 Forewing Dc length less than 1/6x wing length ................................................ Kokiria (monotypic genus, including the New Zealand K. miharo McFarlane, 1964)
­ Forewing Dc longer than 1/5x wing length.................................................................. 2
2 Spur formula 1,4,4 .................................................................................... Taskiropsyche (monotypic genus, including the Tasmanian T. lacustris Neboiss, 1977)
­ Spur formula 2,4,4 ....................................................................................................... 3
3 Hind wing M includes 2 distal veins ............................................... Mecynostomella 6
­ Hind wing M includes 1 distal vein ........................................................................... 4
4 Forewing Tc cell about as long as Dc ...................................................... Tanjistomella (monotypic genus, including the SE Australian T. verna Neboiss, 1974)
­ Forewing Tc longer than Dc ........................................................................................ 5
5 Maxillary palp with 3rd segment shorter than 2nd segment; in genitalia, IXth segment produced above Segment X .......................................................................... Pangullia (monotypic genus, including the Chilean P. faziana Navas, 1934)
­ Maxillary palp with 3rd segment longer than 2nd segment; in genitalia, IXth segment not produced dorsally ................................................................................. Taskiria 12
6 In genitalia, Segment IX with posteroventral margin produced posteriorly (Fig. 17); Segment IX produced dorsally above Segment X (Fig. 15); lateral branch of Segment X larger than gonocoxite (Fig. 15); central branch of Segment X, dorsal view, tapering apically (Fig. 9); phallus with endothecae originating laterally, midway on phallobasis (Figs 18, 19); phallobase with ventrodistal plate (Figs 18, 19) ...................................... ..................................................................................... ... Mecynostomella spinosa sp.n.
­ In genitalia, Segment IX with posteroventral margin concave (Figs 25, 30); Xth segment not produced dorsally above Segment X; lateral branch of Segment X smaller than gonocoxite (Figs 23, 28); central branch of Segment X, dorsal view, bifurcated (Figs 24, 47); phallus with endothecae originating apicodorsally (Figs 26, 44), phallobase without additional plate (Figs 26, 49) .................................................................. 7
7 Forewing with pale or dark, oval area between Cu and A contrasting in color from the surrounding wing membrane (Figs 10, 12) ................................................................. 8
­ Forewing without area contrasting in color (Figs 8, 9) .............................................. 11
8 In genitalia, central branch of Segment X apically obtuse in lateral view (Fig. 46); gonocoxite sub­straight in lateral view (Fig. 46) ........................................................ 9
­ In genitalia, central branch of Segment X apically narrowing in lateral view (Figs 36, 41); gonocoxite apex produced dorsad (Figs 36, 41) and widely incised sub­apically .. ..................................................................................................................................... 10
9 In genitalia, lateral branch of Segment X originating at base of central branch ............ ........................................................................... Mecynostomella fusca Kimmins, 1953
­ In genitalia, lateral branch of Segment X originating midway on central branch (Fig. 46) Mecynostomella flinti sp.n.
10 In genitalia, Segment IX with posteroventral margin deeply hyperbolically concave (Fig. 38); lateral branch of Segment X long (Fig. 36)..................................................... ..................................................................................... Mecynostomella hollowayi sp.n.
­ In genitalia, Segment IX with posteroventral margin shallow trapezoidly concave (Fig. 43); lateral branch of Segment X short (Fig. 41) ............ Mecynostomella sigma sp.n.
11 In genitalia, posteroventral margin of segment IX shallowly concave (Fig. 25); median branch located between lateral branch and gonocoxite (Fig. 23); gonocoxite with dorsal margin weakly incised before apex (Fig. 23); phallus with ventral spines on endothecae (Fig. 26) .................................................................. Mecynostomella brevis sp.n.
­ In genitalia, posteroventral margin of segment IX deeply concave (Fig. 30); median branch located behind lateral branch (Fig. 28); gonocoxite with dorsal margin widely incised before apex (Fig. 28); phallus without spines on endothecae ............................ ..................................................................................... Mecynostomella caledonia sp.n.
12 In genitalia, phallus short, thick, slightly curving ventrally; segment X with laterally oriented lateral branches; gonocoxite uniformly slender ............................................... ................................................................................. Taskiria otwayensis Neboiss, 1984
­ In genitalia, phallus long, slender, strongly curving ventrally; segment X without laterally oriented lateral branches; gonocoxite proximally thick ...................................... 13
13 In genitalia, lateral branches of segment X well separated from central branch in dorsal view; Xth segment apex curving ventrally .................. Taskiria austera Neboiss, 1977
­ In genitalia, lateral branches of segment X not separated from central branch in dorsal view; Xth segment apex oriented posteriorly along its length ....................................... .................................................................................. Taskiria mccubbini Neboiss, 1977
description: Published as part of Johanson, Kjell Arne, 2003, Revision of the New Caledonian genus Mecynostomella (Trichoptera, Kokiriidae), pp. 1-24 in Zootaxa 270 (1) on pages 3-4, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.270.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5014321