Thaumatoperla
Thaumatoperla is a genus of insect in the family Eustheniidae containing four species of stonefly,[1] all endemic to the Victorian alpine area of Australia.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Eustheniidae |
| Genus: | Thaumatoperla Tillyard, 1921 |
Description
Large stoneflies with large pronota and wide wings, though incapable of flight.[1]
Taxonomy
Thaumatoperla contains the following species:
- Thaumatoperla alpina (Burns & Neboiss, 1957)
- Thaumatoperla flaveola (Burns & Neboiss, 1957)
- Thaumatoperla robusta (Tillyard, 1921)
- Thaumatoperla timmsi (Zwick, 1979)
Type species: Thaumatoperla robusta Tillyard, 1921 by original designation.[4]
References
- Zwick, P 1979, ‘Revision of the stonefly family eustheniidae (Plecoptera), with emphasis on the fauna of the Australian region’, Aquatic Insects, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 17–50, retrieved from <https://doi.org/10.1080/01650427909360975>.
- "Thaumatoperla Tillyard, 1921". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- "Taxonomy browser (Thaumatoperla sp. BYU_PL109)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Thaumatoperla
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