Species Tasmanoperla thalia (Newman, 1839)
- Eusthenia thalia Newman, E. 1839. On the synonymy of the Perlites, together with brief characters of the old, and of a few new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History ns 3: 32-37, 84-90 [Publication date McLellan, I.D. 1971. A revision of Australian Gripopterygidae (Insecta: Plecoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 2: 1–79 [8]] [33].
Type data:
Lectotype OUM ♀, TAS (as Van Dieman's Land).
Paralectotype(s) OUM 3♀ (♀ (fully winged) and 2♀ (brachypterous) designated as "paratypes" by Kimmins, D.E. 1940. A note on the species "Eusthenia thalia Newman" and "Eusthenia diversipes Westwood" (Plecoptera). Entomologist 73: 211–212 were not recorded by Illies, J. 1969. Revision der Plecopterenfamilie Austroperlidae. Entomologisk Tidskrift 90: 19–51; the lectotype ofEusthenia diversipes Westwood, 1840, a short-winged female, was originally included in the syntype series of Eusthenia thalia Newman, 1839).Subsequent designation references:
Kimmins, D.E. 1940. A note on the species "Eusthenia thalia Newman" and "Eusthenia diversipes Westwood" (Plecoptera). The Entomologist 73: 211-212. - Eusthenia diversipes Westwood, J.O. 1840. Perlidae. pp. 20–24 in, An Introduction to the Modern Classification of Insects, founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families. Synopsis of the genera of British insects. Vol. 2 pts 9–15. xi 587 pp. [22 footnote] [senior secondary homonym of
Tasmanoperla diversipes Tillyard, 1921; Tillyard, R.J. 1921. A new classification of the order Perlaria. Canadian Entomologist 53: 35–43 believed Eusthenia diversipes Westwood, 1840 to be a nom. nud.].Type data:
Lectotype OUM ♀ (the lectotype, a short-winged female, was originally included in the syntype series ofEusthenia thalia Newman, 1839), TAS (as Van Dieman's Land).Subsequent designation references:
Kimmins, D.E. 1940. A note on the species "Eusthenia thalia Newman" and "Eusthenia diversipes Westwood" (Plecoptera). The Entomologist 73: 211-212.Secondary source:
Tillyard, R.J. 1921. A new classification of the order Perlaria. The Canadian Entomologist 53: 35-43. - Tasmanoperla diversipes Tillyard, R.J. 1921. A new classification of the order Perlaria. The Canadian Entomologist 53: 35-43 [41] [junior secondary homonym of Eusthenia diversipes Westwood, 1840].
Type data:
Holotype OUM ♀, Mt Wellington, TAS. - Tasmanoperla tillyardi Kimmins, D.E. 1940. A note on the species "Eusthenia thalia Newman" and "Eusthenia diversipes Westwood" (Plecoptera). The Entomologist 73: 211-212 [212] [nom. nov. for
Tasmanoperla diversipes Tillyard, 1921].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Tillyard, R.J. 1921. A new classification of the order Perlaria. The Canadian Entomologist 53: 35-43 [41]
- Illies, J. 1969. Revision der Plecopterenfamilie Austroperlidae. Entomologisk Tidskrift 90: 19-51 [30]
Distribution
States
Tasmania
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: terrestrial, volant.
Nymph: lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Nymph found in stony streams.
General References
Illies, J. 1969. Revision der Plecopterenfamilie Austroperlidae. Entomologisk Tidskrift 90: 19-51 (description of nymph)
Swain, R., Allbrook, P. & Lake, P.S. 1977. The aquatic invertebrate fauna of western Tasmania. pp. 81-100 in Kirkpatrick, J. & Banks, M. (eds). Landscape and Man. Hobart : Royal Society of Tasmania.
Waterhouse, J.H. & Jablonski, W. 1980. Scanning electron microscopy of the sensilla on the anal gills of Tasmanoperla spp. (Plecoptera: Austroperlidae). Micron 11: 417-418
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 11-May-2011 | 11-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |