Eustheniidae

Eustheniidae is a family of insects in the order Plecoptera, the stoneflies. They are native to Australia, New Zealand, and Chile.[1]

Eustheniidae
Thaumatoperla flaveola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Plecoptera
Suborder: Antarctoperlaria
Superfamily: Eusthenioidea
Family: Eustheniidae
Tillyard, 1921

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.[2]

Genera include:[3][4]

  • Cosmioperla McLellan, 1996
  • Eusthenia Westwood, 1832
  • Neuroperla Illies, 1960
  • Neuroperlopsis Illies, 1960
  • Stenoperla McLachlan, 1867
  • Thaumatoperla Tillyard, 1921
  • † Boreoperlidium Sinitshenkova, 2013
  • † Stenoperlidium Tillyard, 1935

References
  1. Zwick, P. (1979). Revision of the stonefly family Eustheniidae (Plecoptera), with emphasis on the fauna of the Australian region. Aquatic Insects, 1(1), 17-50.
  2. Eustheniidae. Identification and Ecology of Australian Freshwater Invertebrates.
  3. Eustheniidae. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
  4. DeWalt, R.E.; Maehr, M.D.; Neu-Becker, U.; Stueber, G. (2019). "family Eustheniidae Banks, 1913". Plecoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-06-10.


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