Fernandoschmidia, Holzenthal, Ralph W. & Andersen, Trond, 2007

Holzenthal, Ralph W. & Andersen, Trond, 2007, Review of the caddisfly genus Tagalopsyche with the description of new species and a related new genus (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae: Mystacidini), Zootaxa 1483, pp. 1-32 : 25-26

Fernandoschmidia , new genus

Type species: Fernandoschmidia aramaniya , new species, original designation.

Other included species: F. amudita , new species.

Adult. Length of forewing: male 6.5 mm, female 7.5–8.0 mm. Eyes not enlarged. Antennae long, 2– 3 X length of forewing in male; scape large, subspherical. Maxillary palps long, heavily setose; labial palps much shorter. Head anteromesal setal wart large, oval; anterolateral setal warts small, oval; posterolateral setal warts elongate oval. Tibial spurs 0, 2, 2. Forewing narrow, apex subacutely rounded; with dense, short decumbent hairs on membrane, and with conspicuous, erect setae along veins; color brown, with scattered small patches of white hairs and distinct white spots at arculus, stigma, and apical wing margin. Forks I and V present in both wings; in forewing, thyridal cell about 2X as long as discoidal cell, fork I with short stalk; forewing anastomosis straight, veins not contiguous; in hind wing stem of R degenerate in type species, but this character not observed in unique holotype of second species; fork V long.

Male genitalia. Abdominal segment IX annular, setose, anterior and posterior margins parallel; tergum IX long, anterior margin with small acrotergites; sternum IX extended posteriorly, short, divided into pair of widely separated digitate processes. Preanal appendages lanceolate, heavily setose. Inferior appendages with broad, compact basal region and narrow digitate apical region; ventrolateral corner of basal region with flange-like, sclerotized ridge; apical region bifurcate apically. Tergum X saddle-shaped, short, in lateral view narrow, triangular, apex acute, dorsolaterally with pair of low, weakly developed protuberances. Phallic apparatus elongate; phallobase subspherical, only partially fused with phallicata, with ridge-like flange articulating with dorsolateral corners of basal region of interior appendages; phallicata gradually curved ventrad along its length, apex slightly expanded, with apicomesal membranes; parameres long, heavily sclerotized, bearing numerous thick spines; phallotremal sclerite not discernable.

Female genitalia. Only known for F. aramaniya , new species; see description.

Distribution. India.

Etymology. The genus is named in honor of the late Dr. Fernand Schmid in recognition of his monumental contributions to world Trichopterology.