Acritoptila crinita Kelley 1989

Figures 1–4.Acritoptila male genitalia. 1–2 Acritoptila disjuncta Kelley ventral and lateral views 3–4 Acritoptila crinita Kelley ventral and lateral view. Abbreviations: gon = gonopod(s); pr = parameres; set pr = setose process; subg = subgenital process(es); VII–X = abdominal segments VII–X.

Figures 24–29.Acritoptila female terminalia. 24–25 Acritoptila disjuncta Kelley ventral and lateral views 26 Acritoptila crinita ventral view 27 Acritoptila chiasma Kelley ventral view 28 Acritoptila amphapsis Kelley ventral view 29 Acritoptila parallela sp. n. ventral view. Abbreviations: VIII–IX = abdominal segments VIII–IX.

Figures 30–34.Acritoptila larvae and cases. 30–31 Acritoptila disjuncta Kelley larva in sponge-covered case and larva removed from case, lateral view 32–33 Acritoptila crinita Kelley larva in case of secretion and (32a) embedded diatoms and larva removed from case, lateral view 34 Acritoptila amphapsis Kelley pupa in damaged sand grain case. Scale bars: 30, 32 = 0.5 mm; 31, 33, 34 = 1.0 mm.

Figure 35.Maps of New Caledonia showing the collection sites for different species of Acritoptila.