| Diplectrona bulla | |
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| Male holotype specimen held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
| Conservation status | |
 Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Hydropsychidae |
| Genus: | Diplectrona |
| Species: | D. bulla |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplectrona bulla Wise, 1958 | |
Diplectrona bulla is a species of caddisfly belonging to the order Hydropsychidae. The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1958, and is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
Wise's original text (the type description) reads as follows:
HEAD black with two large, lighter-coloured warts posteriorly. PALPI and LEGS pale castaneous. ANTENNAE blackish, serrate along inner margin. ANTERIOR WING blackish, uniform in colour; two cross-veins present between costa and sub-costa. Length of anterior wing, 7 mm (0.28 in).
Wise noted that the species was morphologically similar to Diplectrona zealandensis, but could be distinguished by the complex genitalia of D. bulla.
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to New Zealand, known to sporadically occur on the North Island.
References
- "Diplectrona bulla Wise, 1958". new Zealand Threat Classification System. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Diplectrona bulla". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ^ Wise, K. A. J. (1958). "Trichoptera of New Zealand: I. A Catalogue of the Auckland Museum Collections with Descriptions of New Genera and New Species". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 5: 49–63. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906091. OCLC 9987167351. Wikidata Q58676764.
- Collier, Kevin J. (1992). Freshwater macroinvertebrates of potential conservation interest (PDF) (Report). Wellington: Department of Conservation. ISBN 0-478-01427-9.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Diplectrona bulla | |