Forsteropsalis marplesi:

MC. 2 males, Hay Scenic Reserve, nr Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula, ca. 43°42’S 172°54’E, 50 m, 10 April 1995, C. Griswold & T. Meikle, native forest (CAS); 1 male, Geyke Road, Christchurch, 15 February 1977, P. A. Ryan, garden rubbish (MONZ); SC. 1 male, Dennistoun Track, Peel Forest, 21 November 2000, P. M. Johns, H. Ruhberg, A. Orr, logs in wet weather (MONZ); 1 male, Peel Forest, 16 April 1968, P. M. Johns, Fuchsia -podocarp (MONZ); 3 males, Peel Forest, 27 December 1961, P. M. Johns (MONZ).