Biology:Edpercivalia harrisoni

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Short description: Species of caddisfly

Edpercivalia harrisoni
Male holotype specimen from the collections of the Auckland War Memorial Museum

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Hydrobiosidae
Genus: Edpercivalia
Species:
E. harrisoni
Binomial name
Edpercivalia harrisoni
Wise, 1982

Edpercivalia harrisoni is a species of caddisfly belonging to the family Hydrobiosidae.[2] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1982, and is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

The species was identified by Wise in 1982, based on a specimen collected by Rowan Mark Emberson and C. A. Muir from the Murchison Mountains in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.[3][4] Wise named the species after entomologist R. A. Harrison.[3]

Description

Wise's original text (the type description) reads as follows:

Wise measured the length of the forewings as 16 mm (0.63 in).[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1825768 entry