Psychodidae (Diptera) of New Caledonia: checklist and description of a new genus and species
Ježek Jan, Le Pont François
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 56(2): 813-826, 2016
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Abstract: An account of the Psychodidae from New Caledonia is given, including the
description of Cookiellocapsa caledoniensis gen. & sp. nov. based on male
specimens. This new genus of uncertain tribal placement is compared with the
genera Feuerborniella Vaillant, 1974 (type species Psychoda obscura Tonnoir,
1919), Threticus Eaton, 1904 (type species Pericoma lucifuga Walker, 1856) and
Nielseniella Vaillant, 1972 (type species Trichopsychoda maderensis Satchell,
1955). Important diagnostic and additional morphological characters are
illustrated and a checklist of known species of Psychodidae from New Caledonia
is provided.
Key words: Diptera, Psychodidae, moth flies, checklist, new genus, new species, taxonomy, New Caledonia, Australasia, Australian Region