Metrichia tere

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 tere

Name

Metrichia tere Santos, Takiya & Nessimian, 2016

• Type locality: BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro: Teresópolis, Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, Rio Paquequer, 22°27'25"S 42°59'52"W, el. 1,100 m.

• Holotype: Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, ♂, 15–18.ix.2011, APM Santos, DM Takiya, BM Vasconcelos & RA Carvalho cols., Malaise trap.

• Etymology: This species is named in reference to the city of Teresópolis (= ‘‘City of Teresa’’), affectionately called as ‘‘Terê’’. The city was named in honor of Teresa Cristina, Brazilian Empress from 1843 to 1889, wife of Dom Pedro II.

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]