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Species Dinotoperla fontana Kimmins, 1951

Dinotoperla fontana 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 [64].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Lee's Springs, ACT.
Dinotoperla nigricoxa 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 [72].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Mt Kosciuszko, NSW.
Paratype(s) BMNH ♀.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Yule, C. 1984. Taxonomic observations on Dinotoperla (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae) from south-eastern Australia. Aquatic Insects 6: 201-216 [208]

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, 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

ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), 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
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- 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

Permanent streams.

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 (erroneously synonymised Dinotoperla fontana Kimmins, 1951 and misidentified the paratype female—which is Dinotoperla thwaitesi Kimmins, 1951)

Hynes, H.B.N. & Hynes, M.E. 1975. The life histories of many of the stoneflies (Plecoptera) of south-eastern mainland Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 26: 113-154 (as Dinotoperla sp.)

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

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

Yule, C. 1984. Taxonomic observations on Dinotoperla (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae) from south-eastern Australia. Aquatic Insects 6: 201-216 (redescription of female)

Yule, C. 1985. Comparative study of the life cycles of six species of Dinotoperla (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae) in Victoria. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 36: 717-735

Yule, C. 1986. A comparison of the dietary habits of six species of Dinotoperla (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae) in Victoria, Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 37: 121-127

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

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)
15-Jun-2017	GRIPOPTERYGIDAE	25-May-2017	MODIFIED
11-May-2011		11-May-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)