Metrichia rafaeli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhyacophiloidea

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: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Trichoptera Subordo: Annulipalpia Superfamilia: Rhyacophiloidea

Familia: Hydroptilidae
Subfamilia: Hydroptilinae
Tribus: Ochrotrichiini
Genus: Metrichia
Species: Metrichia rafaeli

Name

Metrichia rafaeli Santos, Takiya & Nessimian, 2016

• Type locality: BRAZIL: Ceará: Ubajara, Parque Nacional de Ubajara, Rio das Minas, 03°50'03"S 40°54'18"W, el. 524.

• Holotype: CZMA, ♂, 17–18.ii.2013, DM Takiya, JA Rafael, RR Cavichioli & APM Santos cols., Malaise trap.

• Etymology: This species is named in honor of the Brazilian entomologist Dr. José Albertino Rafael (INPA), who has collected many interesting caddisflies.

References

Primary references

• Santos, A.P.M., Takiya, D.M. & Nessimian, J.L. 2016. Integrative taxonomy of Metrichia Ross (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae: Ochrotrichiinae) microcaddisflies from Brazil: descriptions of twenty new species. PeerJ 4: e2009. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2009 Reference page.  [original description]