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A revision of Acroperla (Plecoptera: Zelandoperlinae) and removal of species to Taraperla new genus

I. D. MCLELLAN

Private Box 95
Westport, New Zealand

Abstract  Acroperla (Plecoptera: Zelandoperlinae) is revised and a new diagnosis given. A. samueli, A. spiniger, and A. trivacuata are redescribed and A. christinae new species is described. A. flavescens is transferred from Nesoperla and redescribed. A diagnosis for Taraperla new genus is given and A. ancilis and A. howesi are removed from Acroperla to Taraperla and redescribed; T. pseudocyrene new species is added.

Keywords  systematics; Plecoptera; Zelandoperlinae; Acroperla; Taraperla; redescriptions; new genus; new species; New Zealand

Received 12 September 1997; accepted 5 January 1998

PDF file of entire paper: medium quality (1657K); (scanned from paper original: notes about this process)


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