Chimarra desirae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Philopotamoidea

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: Philopotamoidea

Familia: Philopotamidae
Subfamilia: Chimarrinae
Genus: Chimarra
Species: Chimarra desirae

Name

• Chimarra desirae Blahnik & Holzenthal, 2012: figs. 7A–E

Holotype: UASC (UMSP000131058), ♂.

Type locality: BOLIVIA: La Paz: AMNI Madidi, San Migual de Bala, Arroyo Bacuatra Grande, 14°30.737'S, 67°31.385'W, 280 m, 17–19.vii.2003, Robertson, Blahnik, Apaza.

Etymology: "We take great pleasure in naming this species Chimarra desirae for Dr. Desiree Robertson-Thompson, who collected the type specimens, in acknowledgment of her contributions to the study of Neotropical caddisflies."

References

• Blahnik, Roger J. & Ralph W. Holzenthal, 2012: New Neotropical species of Chimarra (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae). ZooKeys, 184: 1–33. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.184.2911.