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superfamily
Nemouroidea
Billberg, 1820
family
Notonemouridae
genus
Aphanicerca
Tillyard, 1931
species
Aphanicerca
lyrata
Barnard, 1934
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Distribution:
South Africa: Western Cape.
Ecology:
Freshwater, terrestrial. Scrapers of algae, Shredders of decayed tree leaves
Specimen records
are available.
Citations:
Barnard. 1934. Ann.S.Afr.Mus. 30(4):511-548 >>
Aphanicerca
lyrata
urn:lsid:Plecoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:5306
Illies. 1966. Das Tierreich 82:164 >>
Aphanicerca
lyrata
Stevens. 2008. Systematics of the Notonemouridae (Plecoptera) of southern Africa, Thesis presented for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 43 >> Note: Lectotype designated. >>
Aphanicerca
lyrata
Yang, D., W-H. Li & F. Zhu. 2015. Fauna Sinica Insecta 58:487 >>
Aphanicerca
lyrata
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, Southern Africa, Cape Province, Western Cape Province, Western Cape Province, Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch.
Kind of type: lectotype
Specimen category: Male
Location of type: SAMC Capetown
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