Gripopterygidae Research Articles

Adult and Nymphal Feeding in the Stonefly species Antarctoperla michaelseni and Limnoperla jaffueli from Central Chile (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae)

The study of nymphal and adult (both male and female) feeding of two Gripopterygidae species from Central Chile [Antarctoperla michaelseni (Klapalek 1904) and Limmperla jaffueli (Navas 1928)] shows that: (a) A michaelseni nymphs feed mainly on detritus, followed by vegetable remains and fungi hyphae, while L jaffueli nymphs feed mainly on diatoms and detritus; (b) A michaelseni nymphs are shredders while L jaffueli nymphs are scrapers; (c) the main component of the studied species adult diet is Pinaceae pollen, contrasting with the widely pointed for the adult Gripopterygidae; (d) this last result shows the existence of an adaptation to a completely new food resource; (e) no sexual differences in diet are found for both species; and (f) the standardized Levins' index value is very similar for the two taxa (both nymphs and adults) and show that they present a reduced niche breadth.

The First Record of Stoneflies from the Malvinas/Falkland Islands

This is the first record of Plecoptera from the Malvinas/Falkland Islands. The nymphs of 2 species of Gripopterygidae are described.

New alpine and southern plecoptera from New Zealand, and a new classification of the gripopterygidae

In Gripopterygidae, subfamily Paragripopteryginae lilies is declared a junior synonym of Gripoptery‐ginae Enderlein. New diagnoses are given for the latter and for subfamilies Leptoperlinae Banks and Antarctoperlinae Enderlein. New subfamilies Dinotoperlinae and Zelandoperlinae are erected. The Zelandoperlinae are divided into new tribes Zelandoperlini, Megaleptoperlini, and Acroperlini. Rungaperla n.gen. is assigned to Zelandoperlini, and the new genera Acroperla, Rakiuraperla, and Holcoperla to Acroperlini. New diagnoses are given for the genera Apteryoperla Wisely, Aucklandobius Enderlein, Nesoperla Tillyard, Zelandoperla Tillyard, and Vesicaperla McLellan. The following new species are described and illustrated: Apteryoperla illiesi, A. nancyae, A. ramsayi, A tillyardi, Holcoperla jacksoni, Nesoperla johnsi, Rakiuraperla nudipes, Acroperla samueli, Zelandobius brevicauda, Vesicaperla kuscheli, V. dugdalei, V. townsendi, and V. eylesi. The male genitalia of Zelandoperla denti‐culata McLellan are descri...

Clave para la determinacion de los plecopteros sudamericanos

Summary Based on the known literature, keys are given for the identification of South American Plecoptera. The following keys are given: Keys to the imagoes of the families Keys to the nymphs of the families Keys to the Families Notonemouridae, Eusthenidae, Diamphipnoidae, Gripopterygidae and Austroperlidae, with keys and descriptions of their subfamilies and genera.