Orthopsyche

Orthopsyche is a genus of caddisflies belonging to the family Hydropsychidae.^[1] The genus was described by Alex G. McFarlane in 1976.^[2] Species of Orthopsyche can be found in New Zealand and New Caledonia.

Orthopsyche
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Trichoptera
Family:	Hydropsychidae
Subfamily:	Hydropsychinae
Genus:	Orthopsyche McFarlane, 1976
Species[1]
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Taxonomy

Orthopsyche was first proposed as a genus in 1976 by Alex G. McFarlane, including two species previously identified as Hydropsyche. McFarlane named Orthopsyche fimbriata (McLachlan, 1862) as the type species.^[3] Phylogenetic analysis indicates that Orthopsyche forms a clade with the genus Aoteapsyche.^[4]

In 2006, János Oláh, Kjell Arne Johanson and Peter C. Barnard greatly expanded Orthopsyche, by synonymising Abacaria Mosely 1941, and Caledopsyche Kimmins 1953, and describing 29 new species.^[5] In 2008, Oláh and Johanson further proposed that Aoteapsyche was a symonym of Orthopsyche.^[6]

Distribution

The genus is found in New Zealand and New Caledonia.^[1][6]

Species

• Orthopsyche fimbriata (McLachlan, 1862)
• Orthopsyche thomasi (Wise, 1962)