Eustheniidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Plecoptera
- Family
- Eustheniidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Eustheniidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Eustheniidae
Eustheniidae is a family of insects in the order Plecoptera, the stoneflies. They are native to Australia, New Zealand, and Chile.
The nymphs live in lakes and in swift-flowing rivers and streams, where they cling to rocks. They are carnivorous. They take two to three years to develop into adults.
Genera include:
- Cosmioperla McLellan, 1996
- Eusthenia Westwood, 1832
- Neuroperla Illies, 1960
- Neuroperlopsis Illies, 1960
- Stenoperla McLachlan, 1867
- Thaumatoperla Tillyard, 1921
- † Boreoperlidium Sinitshenkova, 2013
- † Stenoperlidium Tillyard, 1935
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