''Oeconesus lobatus'' is a species of caddisfly belonging to the family

Hydrobiosidae The Hydrobiosidae are a family of caddisflies in the insect order Trichoptera The caddisflies, or order Trichoptera, are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. There are approximately 14,500 described species, most o ...

. The species was first described by

Keith Arthur John Wise Keith Arthur John Wise (1 June 1926 – 31 March 2012), often referred to as K. A. J. Wise, was a New Zealand entomologist. Originally employed at the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Zealand), Department of Scientific and ...

in 1958, and is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

The species was identified by Wise in 1958, based on a specimen collected from Raurimu in 1919 by C. E. Clarke. Some sources such as Ward (1999) consider ''O. lobatus'' to be a junior synonym of '' O. maori''.

Description

Wise's original text (the

type description A species description is a formal description of a newly discovered species, usually in the form of a scientific paper. Its purpose is to give a clear description of a new species of organism and explain how it differs from species that have be ...

) reads as follows:

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

{{Authority control Insects described in 1958 Endemic insects of New Zealand Trichoptera Taxa named by Keith Arthur John Wise Trichoptera of New Zealand