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species Vesicaperla townsendi McLellan, 1977

• Distribution:
  •  New Zealand
• Ecology:
  • Freshwater, terrestrial. Scrapers of algae, Shredders of decayed tree leaves
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations:
  • McLellan. 1977. N. Z. J. Zool. 4(2):142   >> Vesicaperla townsendi    urn:lsid:Plecoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:6797
  • McLellan. 1993. Fauna N. Z. 27:17 >> Vesicaperla townsendi
  • McLellan. 2008. National Centre for Aquatic Biodiversity and Biosecurity 3 >> Vesicaperla townsendi
  • McCulloch, G.A., Wallis & Waters. 2016. Global Ecology and Biogeography 1-9 >> Vesicaperla townsendi
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Australasia, New Zealand, New Zealand South I, Glacier Road at Alex Knob turn-off, Franz Josef, Westland
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  Female
  • Location of type:  NZAC New Zealand

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