Species Dinotoperla hirsuta McLellan, 1971

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• Dinotoperla hirsuta McLellan, I.D. 1971. A revision of Australian Gripopterygidae (Insecta: Plecoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 2: 1-79 [51].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂, Eucumbene River, 1,200 m, NSW.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales
  • Victoria

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: terrestrial, volant.

Nymph: lotic freshwater.

Extra Ecological Information

High altitude streams and rivers.

 

General References

Hynes, H.B.N. 1974. Comments on the taxonomy of Australian Austroperlidae and Gripopterygidae (Plecoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 29: 1-36 (as a synonym of Dinotoperla eucumbene McLellan, 1971)

Malipatil, M.B. & Blyth, J.D. 1982. A qualitative study of the macroinvertebrate fauna of the Thomson River and its major tributaries, Gippsland, Victoria. Reports of the National Museum of Victoria 1: 1-95 (as Dinotoperla eucumbene)

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

 

History of changes

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