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Zelandoperla

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Zelandoperla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Plecoptera
Family: Gripopterygidae
Subfamily: Zelandoperlinae
Genus: Zelandoperla
Tillyard, 1923

Zelandoperla is a genus of ‘long-tailed’ stoneflies endemic to New Zealand, placed within Southern Hemisphere family Gripopterygidae.[1]

Zelandoperla species occur in high-gradient, stoney streams throughout New Zealand, where they feed predominantly on biofilms.[1]

The currently recognised species are:

Two additional described species (Zelandoperla pennulata; Zelandoperla tillyardi) are now considered to be ecotypes of the polymorphic Z. fenestrata.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b McLellan, Ian (1999). "A revision of Zelandoperla Tillyard (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae: Zelandoperlinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 26 (3): 199–219. doi:10.1080/03014223.1999.9518190.
  2. ^ McCulloch, Graham; Foster, Brodie; Dutoit, Ludovic; Harrop, Thomas; Guhlin, Joseph; Dearden, Peter; Waters, Jonathan (2021). "Genomics Reveals Widespread Ecological Speciation in Flightless Insects". Systematic Biology. 70 (5): 863–876. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syaa094. PMID 33346837.
  3. ^ Foster, Brodie; McCulloch, Graham; Foster, Yasmin; Kroos, Gracie; King, Tania; Waters, Jonathan (2023). "ebony underpins Batesian mimicry in melanic stoneflies". Molecular Ecology. 32 (18): 4986–4998. Bibcode:2023MolEc..32.4986F. doi:10.1111/mec.17085. PMID 37503654.