†Miopsyche rubiensis Lewis 1973 (caddisfly)
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Insecta - Trichoptera - Limnephilidae
Full reference: S. E. Lewis. 1973. A new species of fossil caddisfly (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) from the Ruby River Basin (Oligocene) of southwestern Montana. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 66:1173-1174
Belongs to Miopsyche according to S. E. Lewis 1973
Sister taxa: Miopsyche alexanderi, Miopsyche martynovi
Type specimen: St. Cloud State College B-136, a forewing. Its type locality is Ruby River, between Peterson and Morman Creeks, which is in a Whitneyan lacustrine shale in the Renova Formation of Montana.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Ruby River, between Peterson and Morman Creeks
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