Author: Scott, K.M.F. (& De Moor, F.C.).
Title: Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums. Volume 18. Part 14. Three Recently Erected Trichoptera Families from South Africa, the Hydrosalpingidae, Petrothrincidae and Barbarochthonidae (Integripalpia: Sericostomatoidea). (with a Cladistic Analysis of Character States in the Twelve Families Here Considered As Belonging to the Sericostomatoidae).
Description: Cape Provincial Museum, Albany Museum, Grahamstown, Natural History. Volume 18. Part 14. 30th June 1991. Stapled wraps, p293-p354. illustrated colour plates, 184mm wide x 240mm high. New unread copy. Three Southern Africa families of Trichopter, the Hydrosalpingidae, Petrothrincidae, and Barbarochthonidae, erected recently (Scott 1985) to accomodate the genera Hydrosalpinx, Petrothrincus and Barbarochthon (all Barnard 1934), are fully described, illustrated, and discussed. As far as is known all three genera are endemic to South Africa and appear to be relicts of the Gondwanan south temperate fauna. They are largely confined to the western, southwestern and southern coastal folded belt. Petrothrincus and Barbarochthon have also been recorded from the Eastern Cape Province and Barbarochton from Natal. Specific descriptions are given for the single species of Hydrosalpinx and Barbarochthon, and for the three species, one new, of Petrothrincus. A key to the species of Petrothrincus is given. The three families are placed in the superfamily Sericostomatoidea Stephens 1836, sensu Weaver 1983 of the suborder Integripalpia. Phylogenetic relationships of the twelve families considered to belong to the Sericostomatoidea are investigated using cladistic methods.

Keywords: albany museum grahamstown eastern cape cape provincial museum entomology south southern africa african insects tripchoptera integripalpia sericostomatoidae


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