Species Dinotoperla bassae Hynes, 1982

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Species Dinotoperla bassae Hynes, 1982

Dinotoperla bassae Hynes, H.B.N. 1982. New and poorly known Gripopterygidae (Plecoptera) from Australia, especially Tasmania. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 115-158 [144].
Type data:
Holotype NMV T-8041 ♂, headwater of Prosser River, 2 km S of Levendale, TAS.
Paratype(s) NMV T-8042–54 ♂ ♀ & nymphs; ANIC ♂ ♀; TMH ♂ ♀; BMNH ♂ ♀; ROM ♂ ♀.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), 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
- Tasmania
- Victoria: SE coastal
- Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: terrestrial, volant.

Nymph: detritivore, herbivore, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater.

Extra Ecological Information

Low altitude, temporary, grassy pools, drains and creeks.

General References

Hynes, H.B.N. & Bunn, S.E. 1984. The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Western Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 32: 97-107

Yule, C. 1985. Comparative study of the life cycles of six species of Dinotoperla (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae) in Victoria. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 36: 717-735

Yule, C. 1986. A comparison of the dietary habits of six species of Dinotoperla (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae) in Victoria, Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 37: 121-127

Yule, C. & Jardel, J.-P. 1985. Observations on the eggs of species of Dinotoperla (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae). Aquatic Insects 7: 77-85

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type
15-Jun-2017	GRIPOPTERYGIDAE	25-May-2017	MODIFIED
11-May-2011		11-May-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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