Plecoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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superfamily
Gripopterygoidea
Enderlein, 1909
family
Gripopterygidae
Enderlein, 1909
subfamily
Zelandoperlinae
McLellan, 1977
tribe Megaleptoperlini McLellan, 1977
urn:lsid:Plecoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:7149
Distribution:
Ecology:
Freshwater, terrestrial. Scrapers of algae, Shredders of decayed tree leaves
Citations:
McLellan. 1977. N. Z. J. Zool. 4(2):123
>> Note: New tribe.
Type genus:
Megaleptoperla
Tillyard, 1923; priority for family-group names based on
Megaleptoperla
dates from Megaleptoperlini McLellan, 1977. First use as Megaleptoperlini by McLellan, 1977.
genus
Megaleptoperla
Tillyard, 1923
species
diminuta
Kimmins, 1938
species
grandis
(Hudson, 1913)
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