Leuctridae Catalogue

II. 4. Family Leuctridae

Subfamily Leuctrinae

The Japanese Leuctridae consists of three genera. Unfortunately, the nominal applications of the representatives of Perlomyia and Rhopalopsole are questionable at present.

 

Genus Paraleuctra Hanson, 1941

Now Shimizu is submitting a paper on the Japanese species

 

  1. Paraleuctra ezoensis Shimizu, 2000.
    • Paraleuctra ezoensis Shimizu, 2000, p. 286.
     
    Distribution: Hokkaido.
    Japanese name: EZO-HOSO-KAWAGERA.
     
  2. Paraleuctra ambulans Shimizu, 2000.
    • Paraleuctra ambulans Shimizu, 2000, p. 289.
     
    Distribution: Honshu (Hokuriku).
    Japanese name: YUKI-HOSO-KAWAGERA.
     
  3. Paraleuctra cercia (Okamoto, 1922)
    • Leuctra cercia Okamoto, 1922.
    • Paraleuctra cercia (Okamoto, 1922): Kawai, 1967, p. 36, figs. 19 A-D. -- Zhiltzova, 1976: p. 60, fig. 2.
    • Leuctra forficularis Okamoto, 1922, p. 39, pl. VI, figs. 3-5. [Syntypes M M F F, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, missing.] -- Illies, 1966, p. 464, nomen dubium. Syn. by Shimizu, 2000.
    • Paraleuctra forficularis: Kawai, 1976, p. 7; nemen dubium.
    • Leuctra higashiyamae Kohno, 1964, p.33 -- Kohno, 1965, p. 41; Illies, 1966, p. 464, nomen nudium; Kawai, 1967, p. 39, nomen nudium. Syn. by Shimizu, 2000.

    Distribution: Russian far East, Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.
    Japanese name: MON-HOSO-KAWAGERA.
     
  4. Paraleuctra okamotoa (Claassen, 1931)
    • Leuctra abdominalis Okamoto, 1922, p. 39, pl. VI, fig. 6. [Syntypes (probably lost), Sapporo, Hokkaido and Yoshino, Honshu, Japan.] Nec. Sthephens, 1835.
    • Leuctra okamotoa Claassen, 1936, p. 623.
    • Paraleuctra gracilis Kawai, 1967, p. 39, fig. 21 A-F. [Holotype and allotype (examined; almost destroyed: Laboratory of Biology, Nara Womenís University), Kumogahata, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan.] -- Nelson, 1977; Zhiltzova and Zapekina-Dulkejt, 1986, p. 231. Syn. nov.

    Distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu and Shikoku.
    Japanese name: OKAMOTO-HOSO-KAWAGERA.
     
  5. Paraleuctra similis Shimizu, 2000.
    • Paraleuctra simlis Shimizu, 2000, p. 296.
 
Distribution: Honshu.
Japanese name: NISE-HOSO-KAWAGERA.
 
  1. Paraleuctra hokurikuensis Shimizu, 2000.
    • Paraleuctra hokurikuensis Shimizu, 2000, p. 298.
 
Distribution: Honshu.
Japanese name: HOKURIKU-HOSO-KAWAGERA.
 
 
  1. Paraleuctra angulata Shimizu, 2000.
    • Paraleuctra angulata Shimizu, 2000, p. 299.
 
Distribution: Honshu.
Japanese name: KADO-HOSO-KAWAGERA.
 
  1. Paraleuctra concava Shimizu, 2000.
    • Paraleuctra concava Shimizu, 2000, p. 300.
 
Distribution: Honshu.
Japanese name: KUBOMI-HOSO-KAWAGERA.

 

Genus Perlomyia Banks, 1906

Species 1 and 2 are both species incertae sedis.The Japanese Perlomyia consists of 30-40 undescribed species.

 

  1. "Paraleuctra" nipponica (Okamoto, 1922)
    • Leuctra nipponica Okamoto, 1922.
     
  2. Perlomyia parva (Kawai, 1967)
    • Paraleuctra parva Kawai, 1967.
     
  3. "Rhopalopsole" gifuensis (Kohno, 1965)
    • Leuctra gifuensis Kohno, 1965.

 

Genus Rhopalopsole Klapálek, 1912

Now Prof. Perter Harper and Dr. Ignac Sivec are preparing a paper on this genus of the world.

 

  1. Rhopalopsole longicercia Kawai, 1968
    • Rhopalopsole longicercia Kawai, 1968
     
    Distribution: Ryukyus (Ishigaki-jima).
    Japanese name: ONAGA-HOSO-KAWAGERA.
     
  2. Rhopalopsole subnigra Okamoto, 1922
    • Rhopalopsole subnigra Okamoto, 1922
     
    Distribution: Honshu and Kyushu.
    Japanese name: NATSU-HOSO-KAWAGERA.
     
  3. Rhopalopsole amamiensis Kawai, 1967
    • Rhopalopsole amamiensis Kawai, 1967.
     
    Distribution: Ryukyus (Amami/Okinawa Islands).
    Japanese name: AMAMI-HOSO-KAWAGERA.
     
  4. "Paraleuctra" elongata (Kawai, 1967)
    • Paraleuctra elongata Kawai, 1967.
     
  5. Paraleuctra okamotoa of Kawai, 1967 (nec. Okamoto)
    • Paraleuctra okamotoa, Kawai, 1967.
     
  6. Paraleuctra dentata of Kawai, 1967 (nec. Needham)
    • Paraleuctra dentata, Kawai, 1967 .
     
  7. Paraleuctra subnigra of Kawai, 1967 (nec. Okamoto)
    • Paraleuctra subnigra, Kawai, 1967.
     
  8. Rhopalopsole undescribed sp. K.
     
    Distribution: Yaeyama Islands.
     
  9. Rhopalopsole undescribed sp. L.
     
    Distribution: Okinawa Islands.

 

 

 

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