†Plectropsyche alvarezi Wichard and Solorzano 2006 (net-spinning caddisfly)
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Insecta - Trichoptera - Hydropsychidae
Full reference: W. Wichard and M. M. Solorzano. 2006. First caddisfly species from Mexican amber (Insecta: Trichoptera). Zootaxa 1378:37-48
Belongs to Plectropsyche according to W. Wichard and M. M. Solorzano 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IHNFA 067, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Mexican amber (IHNFG collection), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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