Gymnoclasiopa matanuska

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ephydroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Muscomorpha Sectio: Schizophora Subsectio: Acalyptrata Superfamilia: Ephydroidea

Familia: Ephydridae
Genus: Gymnoclasiopa
Species: Gymnoclasiopa matanuska

Name

• Gymnoclasiopa matanuska Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 2012: figs 35–40

Holotype: USNM, ♂, labeled “USA. A[las]K[a]. Mat[anuska]-Su[sitna]: Palmer (Matanuska River; 61°36.5'N, 149°04.1'W), 5 Aug 2002, D. & W.N. Mathis / USNM ENT 00183434 [plastic bar code label] / HOLOTYPE ♂ Gymnoclasiopa matanuska Mathis & Zatwarnicki, USNM [red].”

Type locality: United States. Alaska. Matanuska-Susitna: Palmer (Matanuska River; 61°36.5'N, 149°04.1'W).

Etymology: The species epithet, matanuska, refers to the glacier, river, and valley in southcentral Alaska where many specimens of the type series were collected along lotic aquatic systems. The name is apparently of Athabaskan origin and means a strong, gusty, northeast wind, which occasionally occurs in this region during the winter. The name is a noun in apposition.

References

• Mathis, W.N. & Zatwarnicki, T. 2012. A revision of the New World species of Gymnoclasiopa Hendel (Diptera, Ephydridae). ZooKeys 248: 1–69. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.248.4106 Reference page.