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Species Trinotoperla nivata Kimmins, 1951

Trinotoperla nivata Kimmins, D.E. 1951. A revision of the Australian and Tasmanian Gripopterygidae and Nemouridae (Plecoptera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 2: 45-93 [78].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Snowy River, VIC.

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), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), 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: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: terrestrial, volant.

Nymph: detritivore, herbivore, lotic freshwater.

Extra Ecological Information

Swift stony streams at low altitudes.

General References

Chessman, B.C. 1986. Dietary studies of aquatic insects from two Victorian rivers. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 37: 129-146

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. 1983. Food and mouthpart morphology of the nymphs of several Australian Plecoptera. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 34: 893-908

Smith, B.J., Malcolm, H.E. & Morison, P.B. 1977. Aquatic invertebrate fauna of the Mitta Valley, Victoria. Victorian Naturalist 94: 228-238

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)