Tobias' caddisfly
| Tobias' caddisfly | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Hydropsychidae |
| Genus: | Hydrospyche |
| Species: | H. tobiasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydropsyche tobiasi (Malicky, 1977) | |
The Tobias' caddisfly (Hydropsyche tobiasi) is an extinct species of caddisfly which lived on the River Rhine between Mainz and Cologne.[1] It was last seen in 1938 and was described in 1977 by Austrian entomologist Hans Malicky on the basis of material he found in earlier collections.[1] Very little is known about the species and no larvae were ever found.[1] The River Rhine has been a subject to urban and industrial pollution for several decades during the 20th century. This had led to the decline and disappearance of many caddisfly species on several riversides of the Rhine.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 SM Wells, RM Pyle & NM Collins: IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book. International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1983. ISBN 2-88032-602-8
External links
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hydrospyche tobiasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 October 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as extinct
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