Oxyethira (Trichoglene) triangulata Wells 1981

Wells, Alice & Dostine, Peter, 2016, New and newly recorded micro-caddisfly species (Insecta: Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) from Australia’s north, including islands of Torres Strait, Zootaxa 4127 (3), pp. 591-600 : 597-598

Oxyethira (Trichoglene) triangulata Wells 1981 , 108, figs 11–13

Material examined. NORTHERN TERRITORY: 1 male, Petherick’s Rainforest Reserve, 6–7.vi.2015, J. Schult, light trap ( NTM).

Remarks. Distributions of many microcaddisfly species extend across the north of Australia, so a westward extension to the distribution of O. triangulata is unsurprising. It is surprising, however, that despite quite extensive light-trapping in the Top End, this is the first record for this species. Further effort is needed to determine if it is established there.