Genus of insects
Orthopsyche is a genus of caddisflies belonging to the family Hydropsychidae. The genus was described by Alex G. McFarlane in 1976. Species of "Orthopsyche" can be found in New Zealand and New Caledonia.
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. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that "Orthopsyche" forms a clade with the genus "Aoteapsyche".
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. In 2008, Oláh and Johanson further proposed that "Aoteapsyche" was a symonym of "Orthopsyche".
Distribution.
The genus is found in New Zealand and New Caledonia.
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