Plectrocnemia forcipata Schmid, 1965

Mey, Wolfram & Malicky, Hans, 2021, Records and descriptions of caddisflies from Natma Taung National Park and adjacent localities in the Chin Hills of Myanmar (Insecta, Trichoptera), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 68 (1), pp. 139-164 : 139

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/dez.68.61819

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scientific name

Plectrocnemia forcipata Schmid, 1965
status

 

Plectrocnemia forcipata Schmid, 1965 View in CoL

Material.

2 ♂, West Hakha , 23-24.v. 2001, 2260 m a.s.l., leg. S. Naumann (pinned) ; 1 ♀, Myohaung Camp , 2060 m a.s.l., area of Mt. Victoria, 3-5.x.2002, LF, leg. W. Mey, (pinned) ; 1 ♀, 16 miles camp, 2500 m a.s.l., 10.x.2002, leg. W. Mey (pinned).

Remarks.

The forewings display a conspicuous pattern with three oblique, yellow streaks, two in the thyridial cell and one in the anal loop. The anal wing margin and the postcubital fields are yellow. This pattern is present in males and females and allows the association of sexes.