Agapetus

Wells, Alice, 2010, Australian species of the genus Agapetus (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae), with descriptions of 13 new species, Zootaxa 2420, pp. 1-25 : 4

KEY TO MALES OF AUSTRALIAN SPECIES OF Agapetus

1. Cerci in lateral view slender, elongate, with length more than 6 times height ( Figs 2 , 13 b, 14b, 15b, 17b, 18) ... 2

-. Cerci in lateral view stout, generally club-shaped, length less than 5 times height ( Figs 3 , 4 b, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8b, 9b, 10b, 11, 12b, 16b, 20b) .......................................................................................................................................... 8

2(1). Gonopods in lateral view subquadrate ( Figs 15 b, 18)........................................................................................... 3

-. Gonopods in lateral view longer than tall ( Figs 2 , 13 b, 14b, 17b)......................................................................... 4

3(2). Segment X having dorsal and apical margins each with sclerotised band, in lateral view rounded apically ( Fig. 18 ); gonopods each with single small spine or spur apically, visible in lateral view ( Fig. 18 )................................ ............................................................................................................................................... A. mittamitta sp. nov.

-. Segment X entirely membranous, in lateral view projected distad, apically acute ( Fig. 15 b); gonopods in ventral view each with pair of apicomesal spurs ( Fig. 15 a) ..................................................................... A. zwicki sp. nov.

4(2). Segment X entirely membranous, in lateral view produced distad to about 2X length of gonopods, apically acute ( Fig. 14 b); gonopods in ventral view each clearly bearing pair of sclerotised spurs apicomesally ( Fig. 14 a) ........ ...................... ......................................................................................................................... A. dundungra sp. nov.

-. Segment X at least partly sclerotised, in lateral view shorter than, equal to, or only slightly longer than gonopods, irregularly rounded ( Figs 2 , 17 b), truncate (see Neboiss 1986: 56), or tapered and apically acute ( Fig. 13 b); gonopods in ventral view each with only a single apical spur visible, or no apical spur visible ( Figs 13 a, 17a) .. 5

5(4). Gonopods in ventral view each with pair of spurs on mesal margin, one at apex and second at about 2/3 from

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 3. Agapetus spp. 1, A. pontona (Mosely), male (type BMNH): 1 a, right wings, dorsal view; 1 b, genitalia, slightly skewed dorsal view; 2, A. tasmanicus (Mosely) (type BMNH, male genitalia, left lateral view; 3, A. cralus (Mosely) (drawn from type BMNH), male genitalia, left lateral view. (1 a, 1 b, 2, automontage images). Abbreviations: VIII, IX, X = abdominal segments VIII, IX, X; ce = cercus; go = gonopod; pa = parameres of phallic apparatus; ph = phallic apparatus; sp = spur.

FIGURES 10 – 13. Agapetus spp. male genitalia. 10, A. stclairae sp. nov.: 10 a, ventral view; 10 b, left lateral views of genitalia and separated phallic apparatus; 11, A. evansi Ross, left lateral views of genitalia and separated phallic apparatus; 12, A. sheldoni sp. nov., 12 a, ventral view; 12 b, left lateral view; 13, A. neboissi sp. nov.: 13 a, ventral view; 13 b, left lateral views of genitalia and separated phallic apparatus. Abbreviation: IX, X = abdominal segments IX, X; ce = cercus; go = gonopod; mp VI = mesal process of abdominal sternite VI; pa = parameres of phallic apparatus; ph = phallic apparatus.

FIGURES 4 – 6. Agapetus spp., male genitalia. 4, A. dayi Ross: 4 a, ventral view; 4 b, left lateral view; 5, A. tubrabucca sp. nov.: 5 a, ventral view; 5 b, left lateral view; 6, A. paracralus sp. nov.: 6 a, ventral view; 6 b, left lateral view. Abbreviation: IX, X = abdominal segments IX, X; ce = cercus; go = gonopod; mp VI = mesal process of abdominal sternite VI; pa = parameres of phallic apparatus; ph = phallic apparatus.

FIGURES 14 – 16. Agapetus spp. male genitalia. 14, A. dundungra sp. nov.: 14 a, ventral view; 14 b, left lateral view; 15, A. zwicki sp. nov.: 15 a, ventral view; 15 b, left lateral view; 16, A. mossmanensis sp. nov.: 16 a, ventral view; 16 b, left lateral view. Abbreviation: IX, X = abdominal segments IX, X; ce = cercus; go = gonopod; mp VI = mesal process of abdominal sternite VI; pa = parameres of phallic apparatus; ph = phallic apparatus.

FIGURES 17 – 20. Agapetus spp. male genitalia. 17, A. kimminsi Ross: 17 a, ventral view; 17 b, left lateral view; 18, A. mittamitta sp. nov., genitalia and separated phallic apparatus, left lateral views; 19, A. monticolus, phallic apparatus, left lateral view; 20, A. christineae sp. nov.: 20 a, ventral view; 20 b, left lateral view. Abbreviations: IX, X = abdominal segments IX, X; ce = cercus; go = gonopod; mp VI = mesal process of abdominal sternite VI; pa = parameres of phallic apparatus; ph = phallic apparatus; scs = sclerotised strip; sr = sclerotised ridge.