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
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Allotriocarida
Classis: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Trichoptera
Subordo: Annulipalpia
Superfamilia: Rhyacophiloidea

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

Name

Metrichia forceps Santos, Takiya & Nessimian, 2016

  • Type locality: : Paraná: Céu Azul, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, Rio Azul, 25°09'21"S 53°47'44"W, el. 510 m.
  • Holotype: Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, ♂, 6–8 ix.2012, APM Santos, DM Takiya, ALH Oliveira, GA Jardim & BHL Sampaio cols., Malaise trap.
  • Etymology: The name of this species is in reference to the dorsal hooks of inferior appendages, which in ventral view resemble forceps.


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