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family Gripopterygidae Enderlein, 1909

• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Freshwater, terrestrial. Scrapers of algae, Shredders of decayed tree leaves
• Citations (19):
  • Enderlein. 1909. Zool. Anz. 34:392
  • Kimmins. 1951. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. Ent. 2(2):46  
  • Illies. 1963. Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 36:145-248, 51 figs.
  • Illies. 1966. Das Tierreich 82:28 >> Note: Leptoperloidea: Gripopterygidae
  • Froehlich. 1969. Beitr. neotrop. Fauna 6(1):17
  • McLellan. 1971. Aust. J. Zool. Suppl. 2:4
  • Zwick, P. 1973. Das Tierreich 94:198 >> Note: Leptoperloidea: Gripopterygidae
  • Hynes. 1974. Aust. J. Zool. Suppl. 29:1-36
  • McLellan. 1977. N. Z. J. Zool. 4(2):120   >> Note: Key to the subfamillies.
  • Winterbourn. 1978. N. Z. J. Zool. 5:158  
  • Hynes. 1982. Aust. J. Zool. 30(1):115-158
  • McLellan, Wais & de Cabo. 1990. Aquatic Insects 12(3):177-180
  • Zwick, P. 1990. In Campbell [Ed.]. Mayflies and Stoneflies: Life Histories and Biology. Proceedings of the 5th International Ephemeroptera Conference and the 9th International Plecoptera Conference. Ser. Entomol. 44:141-148
  • Zwick, P. 2000. Annu.Rev.Entomol. 45:718
  • Miserendino & Pizzolon. 2003. N. Z. J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 37:538  
  • McLellan & P. Zwick. 2007. Illiesia 3(4):20-42  
  • Bispo & Lecci. 2011. Ann. Limnol. 47:373-385
  • Duarte, Lecci & Calor. 2014. Zootaxa 3779(1):83  
  • Goncalves, M.C., Novaes & Salles. 2017. Zootaxa 4291(3):563-571  
• Type genus:  Gripopteryx Pictet, F.J., 1841; priority for family-group names based on Gripopteryx dates from Gripopterygidae Enderlein, 1909.  First use as Gripopterygidae by Enderlein, 1909.

• synonym Leptoperlidae Banks, 1913
• subfamily Antarctoperlinae Enderlein, 1909
• genus Unknown [temporary name]
• genus Antarctoperla Enderlein, 1905
• genus Araucanioperla Illies, 1963
• genus Ceratoperla Illies, 1963
• genus Chilenoperla Illies, 1963
• genus Ericiataperla Vera, 2016
• genus Megandiperla Illies, 1960
• genus Pehuenioperla Vera, 2009
• genus Pelurgoperla Illies, 1963
• genus Plegoperla Illies, 1963
• genus Zelandobius Tillyard, 1921
• subfamily Dinotoperlinae McLellan, 1977
• genus Alfonsoperla McLellan & Zwick, 2007
• genus Dinotoperla Tillyard, 1921
• genus Dundundra Theischinger, 1982
• genus Eunotoperla Tillyard, 1924
• genus Illiesoperla McLellan, 1971
• genus Neboissoperla McLellan, 1971
• genus Nescioperla Theischinger, 1982
• genus Odontoperla Mynott, Suter & Theischinger, 2017
• genus Oedemaperla Mynott, Suter & Theischinger, 2017
• genus Trinotoperla Tillyard, 1924
• subfamily Gripopteryginae Enderlein, 1909
• synonym Paragripopteryginae Illies, 1963
• genus Andiperla Aubert, 1956
• genus Andiperlodes Illies, 1963
• genus Aubertoperla Illies, 1963
• genus Claudioperla Illies, 1963
• genus Falklandoperla McLellan, 2001
• genus Gripopteryx Pictet, 1841
• genus Guaranyperla Froehlich, 2001
• genus Limnoperla Illies, 1963
• genus Neopentura Illies, 1965
• genus Paragripopteryx Enderlein, 1909
• genus Potamoperla Illies, 1963
• genus Rhithroperla Illies, 1963
• genus Teutoperla Illies, 1963
• genus Tupiperla Froehlich, 1969
• genus Uncicauda McLellan & Zwick, 2007
• subfamily Leptoperlinae Banks, 1913
• synonym Abranchioperlidae Illies, 1958
• synonym Leptoperlini Banks, 1913
• synonym Senzillidae Navás, 1917
• genus Cardioperla McLellan, 1971
• genus Kirrama Theischinger, 1981
• genus Leptoperla Newman, 1839
• genus Newmanoperla McLellan, 1971
• genus Notoperla Enderlein, 1909
• genus Riekoperla McLellan, 1971
• genus Senzilloides Illies, 1963
• subfamily Zelandoperlinae McLellan, 1977
• tribe Acroperlini McLellan, 1977
• tribe Megaleptoperlini McLellan, 1977
• tribe Zelandoperlini McLellan, 1977
• genus Notoperlopsis Illies, 1963
• genus †Cardioperlisca Sinitshenkova, 1992
• species †elongata Sinitshenkova, 1992
• species †tshitensis Sinitshenkova, 1998
• genus †Eodinotoperla Jell & Duncan, 1986
• species †duncanae Jell & Duncan, 1986
• genus Nydyse Navás, 1933
• nomen dubium suffusa Navás, 1933
• species luddermannia Navás, 1933
• genus Vesicaperla McLellan, 1967
• species celmisia McLellan, 2003
• species dugdalei McLellan, 1977
• species eylesi McLellan, 1977
• species kuscheli McLellan, 1977
• species substirpes McLellan, 1967
• species townsendi McLellan, 1977
• species trilinea McLellan, 2003

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