Olinga fumosa Wise, 1958
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Globally Rediscovered (Patrick, 1994; Ward & McKenzie, 1997)
Last (and only) record: 28 November 1917 (Wise, 1958)
Rediscovered on: 25 December 1992 (Patrick, 1994)
Olinga fumosa was only known from a single specimen collected on 28 November 1917, the basis of the original description (Wise, 1958). It was rediscovered on Christmas Day 1992 by Brian Patrick when he observed 5 adults in McQuilkins Creek (Patrick, 1994).
Distribution & Habitat
Greater Dunedin area, South Island, New Zealand
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Wise, Keith A. J. (1958). Trichoptera of New Zealand. A catalogue of the Auckland Museum collection with descriptions of new genera and new species. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 5(1-2): 49-63.
Other references:
Grainger, Natasha, Collier, Kevin, Hitchmough, Rod, Harding, Jon, Smith, Brian and Sutherland, Darin. (2014). Conservation status of New Zealand freshwater invertebrates, 2013. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 8. Department of Conservation, Wellington. 28 pp.
Grainger, Natasha, Harding, Jon, Drinan, T., Collier, K., Smith, B., Death, R., Makan, T. and Rolfe, J. (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand freshwater invertebrates, 2018. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 28. Department of Conservation, Wellington. 25 pp.
Henderson, I. M. (1985). Systematic Studies of New Zealand Trichoptera and Critical Analysis of Systematic Methods. Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Neboiss, A. (1986). Atlas of Trichoptera of the South-West Pacific Australian Region. Dr W. Junk. 286 pp.
Patrick, Brian H. (1991). Otago Caddisflies. Otago Branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand Newsletter No. 8, p 8.
Patrick, Brian H. (1994). A Reassessment of the Status of Olinga fumosa Wise, 1958 (Trichoptera: Conoesucidae) as a valid species. New Zealand Entomologist 17: 78-80.
Peat, N. and Patrick, Brian H. (1995). Wild Dunedin: enjoying the natural history of New Zealand's wildlife capital. Dunedin, NZ: University of Otago Press. 144 pp.
Ward, John B. and McKenzie, Jan C. (1997). Synopsis of the genus Olinga (Trichoptera: Conoesucidae) with a comparative SEM study of the male forewing and androconia and the description of a new species. New Zealand Natural Sciences 23. https://dx.doi.org/10.26021/697
Winterbourn, M. J. and Gregson, K. L. D. (1981). Guide to the Aquatic Insects of New Zealand. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of New Zealand No. 5, 80 pp.
Winterbourn, M. J. and Gregson, K. L. D. (1989). Guide to the Aquatic Insects of New Zealand. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of New Zealand No. 9, 95 pp.
Winterbourn, M. J., Gregson, K. L. and Dolphin, C. H. (2000). Guide to the aquatic insects of New Zealand (Vol. 13). Auckland: Entomological Society of New Zealand.
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