Species Cosmioperla kuna (Theischinger, 1983)
- Stenoperla kuna Theischinger, G. 1983. The genus Stenoperla McLachlan in Australia (Insecta: Plecoptera: Eustheniidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 541-556 [549].
Type data:
Holotype NMV T-8569 ♂, Toorongo Falls, NE of Noojee, VIC.
Paratype(s) NMV T-8570–80 10♂ 2♀; AM 8♂ ♀; 2♂ ♀; ANIC 3♂ ♀; EUQ ♂; 3♂; BMNH ♂ 2♀.
Generic Combinations
- Cosmioperla kuna (Theischinger, 1983). —
McLellan, I.D. 1996. A revision of Stenoperla (Plecoptera: Eustheniidae) and removal of Australian species to Cosmioperla new genus. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 23: 165-182 [179]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread in the highlands and cold streams, unique record for TAS possibly wrong.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: terrestrial, volant.
Egg: aquatic.
Nymph: lotic freshwater, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Nymph inhabits stony streams.
General References
Graesser, A. & Lake, P.S. 1984. Diel changes in the benthos of stones and of drift in a southern Australian upland stream. Hydrobiologia 111: 153-160
Hynes, H.B.N. 1974. Observations on the adults and eggs of Australian Plecoptera. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 29: 37-52
Hynes, H.B.N. & Hynes, M.E. 1975. The life histories of many of the stoneflies (Plecoptera) of south-eastern mainland Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 26: 113-154
Sephton, D.H. & Hynes, H.B.N. 1982. Observations on the first instar nymphs of several Australian stoneflies (Plecoptera). Aquatic Insects 4: 237-252
Sephton, D.H. & Hynes, H.B.N. 1982. The numbers of nymphal instars of several Australian Plecoptera. Aquatic Insects 4: 153-166
Sephton, D.H. & Hynes, H.B.N. 1983. Food and mouthpart morphology of the nymphs of several Australian Plecoptera. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 34: 893-908
Suter, P.J. & Williams, W.D. 1977. Effect of a total solar eclipse on stream drift. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 28: 793-798 (as Stenoperla cf australis)
Theischinger, G. 1983. The genus Stenoperla McLachlan in Australia (Insecta: Plecoptera: Eustheniidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 541-556
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2011 | 11-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |