9 NEW SPECIES OF NEW-ZEALAND CADDIS (TRICHOPTERA)

Nine new species of New Zealand Trichoptera are described: Costachorem a peninsulae, Hydrobiosis torrentis, Psilochorema spiniharpax, Tiphobi osis cataractae, T, childella, and T. hinewai (Hydrobiosidae); Philani sus mataua (Chathamiidae); Plectrocnemia tuhuae (Polycentropodidae); a nd Pycnocentria patricki (Conoesucidae). The genus Pycnocentria is red efined. The genus Conuxia is declared to be a junior synonym of Pycnoc entria, new synonymy, and its sole species Conuxia gunni becomes Pycno centria gunni, new combination.