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Species Neboissoperla alpina McLellan, 1971

Neboissoperla alpina McLellan, I.D. 1971. A revision of Australian Gripopterygidae (Insecta: Plecoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 2: 1-79 [58].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, small steep trickle stream, 100 m, Mt Wellington, VIC.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♀ & nymph.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, 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)

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

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IBRA

NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: terrestrial, volant.

Nymph: lotic freshwater.

Extra Ecological Information

Forest streams to high altitudes.

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

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

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

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	Compiler(s)
11-May-2011		11-May-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)