Caledopsyche Kimmins, 1953

Oláh, J. & Johanson, K. A., 2008, Generic review of Hydropsychinae, with description of Schmidopsyche, new genus, 3 new genus clusters, 8 new species groups, 4 new species clades, 12 new species clusters and 62 new species from the Oriental and Afrotropical regions (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae), Zootaxa 1802, pp. 1-248 : 168

Caledopsyche Kimmins

Caledopsyche Kimmins, 1953: 251 . Type species: Caledopsyche cheesmanae , original designation.

Type locality. New Caledonia .

The Caledopsyche belongs to the Hydropsyche genus cluster and is endemic to New Caledonia. It is easily distinguished from Hydropsyche by the small size; the open hind wing median cell, and by the reduced number of forks in the hind wings. The following underived primary characters are present: (1) proepisternal setal warts present; (3) forewing crossvein m-cu located distantly to crossvein cu; (6) spur formula 244. The derived primary characters include (2) preanal appendages reduced to setal wart or surfaces; (4) hind wing median cell open; (5) hind wing crossvein m-cu absent; and (7) hind wing forks reduced (2 and 5 present). The primary genus characters are stable within the genus. A secondary generic character includes symmetrical pretarsal claws present on all legs, both in the male and female. There are 10 setal warts on the vertex, with the anteromesal wart divided into a pair of warts.