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Alloecentrella Magnicornis
''Alloecentrella magnicornis'' is a species of caddisfly belonging to the order Trichoptera. The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1958, and is endemic to New Zealand. Taxonomy The holotype of the species was originally collected in the Waitākere, Auckland, Waitākere Township area in 1934, and is housed in the Auckland War Memorial Museum. ''Alloecentrella magnicornis'' was not recognised as a distinct species until 1958. Wise created the genus ''Alloecentrella'' due to morphological differences found in ''Alloecentrella magnicornis'' not seen in other New Zealand caddisflies. The genus was monotypic until 2007. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that ''Alloecentrella magnicornis'' forms a clade with ''Pycnocentrella eurensis'', and is more distantly related to ''Pycnocentria'' species, ''Beraeoptera roria'', ''Confluens hamiltoni'', ''Pycnocentrodes aureolus'' and species of ''Olinga (caddisfly), Olinga''. Description Wise's original text (the type desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Threat Classification System
The New Zealand Threat Classification System is used by the Department of Conservation to assess conservation priorities of species in New Zealand. The system was developed because the IUCN Red List, a similar conservation status system, had some shortcomings for the unique requirements of conservation ranking in New Zealand. plants, animals, and fungi are evaluated, though the lattermost has yet to be published. Algae were assessed in 2005 but not reassessed since. Other protists have not been evaluated. Categories Species that are ranked are assigned categories: ;Threatened This category has three major divisions: ::*Nationally Critical - equivalent to the IUCN category of Critically endangered ::*Nationally Endangered - equivalent to the IUCN category of Endangered ::*Nationally Vulnerable - equivalent to the IUCN category of Vulnerable ;At Risk This has four categories: ::*Declining ::*Recovering ::*Relict ::*Naturally Uncommon ;Other categories ;;Introduced and Natur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
