Phylloicus elektoros

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Leptoceroidea

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: Integripalpia Superfamilia: Leptoceroidea

Familia: Calamoceratidae
Subfamilia: Calamoceratinae
Genusː Phylloicus
Species: Phylloicus elektoros

Name

Phylloicus elektoros Prather, 2003

Type locality: Venezuela, Amazonas, Cerro de la Neblina, Basecamp, in rainforest, 00º51'N, 66º10'W, 140 m.

Holotype: NMNH. male. 19.II.1985. Spangler, Faitoute & Steiner.

Etymology: "Elektoros", from the Greek, meaning the beaming sun, referring to the sunburst-like pattern of the forewings.

References

• Prather, A.L. 2003. Revision of the Neotropical caddisfly genus Phylloicus (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) Zootaxa 275: 1–214. PDF Reference page.