It is said that this was named by Czech entomologist, Frant Klapalek after Heihachiro TOGO; others are Oyama kawagera (named after Iwao OYAMA; its scientific name is Oyamia gibba), Nogi kawagera (named after Maresuke NOGI; Cryptoperla japonica), and Kamimura kawagera (named after Hikonojo KAMIMURA; Kamimura tibialis), (those persons were prominent figures in the Russo-Japanese War).
これは、チェコ人昆虫学者のFrantKlapálekが東郷平八郎にちなんで名づけたとされ、他にもオオヤマカワゲラ（大山巌）、ノギカワゲラ（乃木希典）、カミムラカワゲラ（上村彦之丞）と名づけられたカワゲラ属が存在する。