Zelandoperla
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| Zelandoperla | |
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| Zelandoperla fenestrata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Gripopterygidae |
| Subfamily: | Zelandoperlinae |
| Genus: | Zelandoperla Tillyard, 1923 |
Zelandoperla is a genus of ‘long-tailed’ stoneflies endemic to New Zealand, placed within Southern Hemisphere family Gripopterygidae.[1]
Zelandoperla species occur in high-gradient, stoney streams throughout New Zealand, where they feed predominantly on biofilms.[1]
The currently recognised species are:
- Zelandoperla agnetis (McLellan 1967)
- Zelandoperla decorata (Tillyard 1923)
- Zelandoperla denticulata (McLellan 1967)
- Zelandoperla fenestrata (Tillyard 1923)
- Zelandoperla maungatuaensis (Foster, McCulloch & Waters 2019)
Two additional described species (Zelandoperla pennulata; Zelandoperla tillyardi) are now considered to be ecotypes of the polymorphic Z. fenestrata.[2][3]
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