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genus Leptoperla Newman, 1839

• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Freshwater, terrestrial. Scrapers of algae, Shredders of decayed tree leaves
• Citations (6):
  • Newman, Edward A. 1839. Mag.nat.Hist. New Series 3(26):89   >> Leptoperla    urn:lsid:Plecoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:6867
  • Kimmins. 1951. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. Ent. 2(2):48   >> Leptoperla
  • Illies. 1966. Das Tierreich 82:28, 33, 36 >> Leptoperla
  • McLellan. 1971. Aust. J. Zool. Suppl. 2:6 >> Leptoperla
  • Zwick, P. 1973. Das Tierreich 94:202, 203 >> Leptoperla
  • Hynes. 1974. Aust. J. Zool. Suppl. 29:1-36 >> Leptoperla
• Type species:  Leptoperla beroë Newman, Edward A. (= beroe), by original monotypy
• The first family-group name based on this genus is Leptoperlini Banks, 1913.

• synonym Paranotoperla Enderlein, 1909
• species alata Theischinger, 1984
• species albicincta Theischinger, 1981
• species angularis Theischinger, 1981
• species australica (Enderlein, 1909)
• species beroe Newman, 1839
• synonym tasmanica Kimmins, 1951
• synonym beroë Newman, 1839
• species bifida McLellan, 1971
• species bubalus Theischinger, 1980
• species cacuminis Hynes, 1974
• species collessi Theischinger, 1981
• species commoni Theischinger, 1981
• species curvata Theischinger, 1980
• species dahmsi Theischinger, 1984
• species dakota Theischinger, 2017
• species kallistae Hynes, 1974
• species kimminsi McLellan, 1971
• species longicauda Theischinger, 1988
• species magnicauda Theischinger, 1981
• species membranosa Theischinger, 1988
• species neboissi McLellan, 1971
• species primitiva McLellan, 1971
• species rieki Theischinger, 1981
• species rotunda Theischinger, 1984
• species rubiconis Theischinger, 1984
• species smithersi Theischinger, 1981
• species thompsoni Theischinger, 1988
• species truncata Theischinger, 1980
• species tsyrlini Mynott & Theischinger, 2016
• species uptoni Theischinger, 1981
• species varia Kimmins, 1951

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