Alloecentrella

Alloecentrella is a genus of caddisflies belonging to the order Trichoptera.^[1] The genus was first recognised by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1958.^[2]

Alloecentrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Trichoptera
Family:	Calocidae
Genus:	Alloecentrella Wise, 1958

Taxonomy

Wise originally considered the genus to be within the family Beraeidae.^[2] The genus was created because Wise could not place the type specimen, Alloecentrella magnicornis, into any pre-existing genera due to morphological differences of the discoidal cell in the anterior wing of the species.^[2] The genus was monotypic until 2007, when three new species were described.^[3]

Since 1978 the genus has been placed in family Calocidae. Henderson & Ward (2007) argued that Alloecentrella should be placed within Helicophidae,^[3] something supported by a phylogenetic analysis in 2008.^[4]

Distribution

The genus is endemic to New Zealand.^[2] A. incisus and A. magnicornis are found in the North Island,^[3] while A. cirratus and A. linearis are found on the South Island.^[3]

Species

• Alloecentrella cirratus IM Henderson & JB Ward, 2007^[5]
• Alloecentrella incisus IM Henderson & JB Ward, 2007^[6]
• Alloecentrella linearis IM Henderson & JB Ward, 2007^[1]
• Alloecentrella magnicornis Wise, 1958^[1]