Zelandoperla is a genus of ‘long-tailed’ stoneflies endemic to New Zealand, placed within Southern Hemisphere family Gripopterygidae.[1]
| Zelandoperla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Gripopterygidae |
| Subfamily: | Zelandoperlinae |
| Genus: | Zelandoperla Tillyard, 1923 |
Zelandoperla species occur in high-gradient, stoney streams throughout New Zealand, where they feed predominantly on biofilms.[1]
The currently recognised species are:
- Zelandoperla agnetis (McLellan 1967)
- Zelandoperla decorata (Tillyard 1923)
- Zelandoperla denticulata (McLellan 1967)
- Zelandoperla fenestrata (Tillyard 1923)
- Zelandoperla maungatuaensis (Foster, McCulloch & Waters 2019)
Two additional described species (Zelandoperla pennulata; Zelandoperla tillyardi) are now considered to be ecotypes of the polymorphic Z. fenestrata.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.