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Stigmella rigida Diškus & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Nomenclature
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Unranked: Core StigmellaUnranked: Stigmella epicosma group
Species:
Stigmella rigida Diškus & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Usage:
valid
Type information:
Holotype: ♂, PERU, Dept. Ancash, 35 km SE Huaraz, Cerro Cahuish, 9°40'50"S, 77°13'32"W, 4100 m, Quabrada Pucavado, 15–18.ii.1987, O. Karsholt, genitalia slide no. AD625♂ (ZMUC).
type genitalia preparation:
AD625
Type depository:
Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen (ZMUC)
Etymology:
The species name is derived from Latin rigidus (hard, unflexible, unbending) in reference to the heavily hardened, or sclerotized, capsule and phallus in the male genitalia