12 NEW SPECIES IN THE NEW-ZEALAND CADDIS (TRICHOPTERA) FAUNA, CORRECTED TYPE LOCALITIES AND NEW SYNONYMS

Twelve new species of Trichoptera from New Zealand are named and descr ibed, as follows. Hydrobiosidae: Edpercivalia oriens, Hydrobiosis cent ralis, Hydrobiosis neadelphus, Hydrobiosis taumata, Hydrochorema lyfor di, and Tiphobiosis quadrifurca; Conoesucidae: Pycnocentria mordax; Oe conesidae: Oeconesus angustus, Pseudoeconesus geraldinae, Pseudoecones us haasti, Pseudoeconesus hendersoni, and Pseudoeconesus paludis. The differential characters and distributions of the valid Pseudoeconesus species are summarised. Corrected holotype localities are given for Oe conesus similis Mosely, 1953, Pseudoeconesus stramineus McLachlan, 189 4, and P. squamosus Mosely, 1953. Pseudoeconesus tristirpis Wise, 1958 is declared a junior synonym of P. bistirpis Wise, 1958; and Pseudoec onesus karoriensis Mosely, 1953 a junior synonym of P. mimus McLachlan , 1894.