Species Riekoperla darlingtoni (Illies, 1968)

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Species Riekoperla darlingtoni (Illies, 1968)

Leptoperla darlingtoni Illies, J. 1968. The first wingless stonefly from Australia. Psyche (Cambridge) Camb. 75: 328-333 [328].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ ♂, Mt Donna Buang area, VIC.
Paratype(s) MCZ ♂ 2♀.

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Mt Donna Buang.

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

Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Victoria: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Nymph: lotic freshwater.

Extra Ecological Information

Freshwater trickles near summit of Mt Donna Buang, adults in curled up strips of Eucalyptus delegatensis bark, suspended in low vegetation near trickles of water, apterous.

General References

Sephton, D.H. & Hynes, H.B.N. 1982. Observations on the first instar nymphs of several Australian stoneflies (Plecoptera). Aquatic Insects 4: 237-252

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)

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