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Arcynopteryx compacta, a northern Holarctic species, is confirmed from Lake Superior along the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan\u27s Upper Peninsula. A checklist of stoneflies of Michigan is provided, reporting 58 species plus a list of an... more
As result of recent studies of Colombian insects, one species of Gripopterygidae is cited for the first time for Colombia.
The water quality, physico-chemical and the ecological state assessment of the water bodies of the transboundary Mesta River during the period 2009-2010 were discussed. The MDS analysis illustrated that similarities between species... more
A comparison of the Irish Quality Rating System (Q-Scheme) and the Bulgarian version of the scheme was made for two different ecoregions. A total of 16 macroinvertebrate samples were taken from 11 rivers and their tributaries in Ireland... more
This paper presents a list of the aquatic insects collected from Urugua-i Provincial Park. This study aims to improve the knowledge of this protected area located in Misiones Province. One hundred and thirty-six species of aquatic insects... more
Protonemura dakkii sp. n. (Morocco) and P. algirica bejaiana ssp. n. (Tunisia) are described from both sexes and larvae. For comparison, three other North African members of the Protonemura corsicana group are redescribed:
A taxonomic and biogeographic study of the Pyrenean Leuctridae is presented. Keys for males and females of 32 Leuctridae species are given. The male of Pachyleuctra bertrandi Aubert, 1952 is described completely for the first time ; P.... more
Two new species of the genus Leuctra that were previously confused with L. braueri Kempny, 1898 are described from the eastern Alps: L. muranyii sp. n. and L. juliettae sp. n. A comparative description of L. braueri is given. The... more
A new species, Nemoura klapperichi, is described from Fukien province, Southern China. Only few Nemouridae were contained in Chinese stonefly material of the Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn, FRG. These are several females and a single... more
In this revision of the 25 French Protonemura, two new taxa are described : P. zhiltzovae sp. n. and P. ausonia padana ssp. n. Moreover, P. spinulosa (Navás 1921) is restored to the species level. Affinities, etymology, ecology and... more
Este estudio se realizo con la finalidad de determinar la entomofauna acuatica asociada al Rio Santa Clara, en la Provincia de Veraguas. Se recolectaron los insectos entre los meses de febrero a agosto del 2000 cada dos semanas, en cada... more
The perlid stonefly Brahmana flavomarginata Wu, originally described from China from the male adult, is described using reared male and female adults and nymphs from Vietnam. The male adult of B. flavomarginata is distinguished from its... more
Two new species of perlid stoneflies, Acroneuria bachma n. sp. and A. magnifica n. sp., are described from tropical Vietnam. Descriptions of these species are given based on male and female adults, nymphs, and eggs. The adult of A. bachma... more
Vietnamese stonefly species of the genus Tyloperla Sivec and Stark are reviewed. As a result, two new species, Tyloperla catcat sp. nov. and T trui sp. nov., are described. Descriptions, diagnoses, distributions, material data, taxonomic... more
A new and rare perlid stonefly, Togoperla thinhi n. sp., is described from male and female adults and egg specimens from tropical central Vietnam. The male adult of T. thinhi n. sp. can be distinguished from other congeners by the... more
Literaturauswertungen und Kartierungen zur Erstellung der Roten Liste der gefährdeten Köcherfliegen von Rheinland-Pfalz, führten zur Kenntnis von 12 weiteren Köcherfliegen-Arten für dieses deutsche Bundesland. Drei Arten wurden aus der... more
Nine new peltoperlid species are described from Southeast Asia including five Cryptoperla Needham and four Peltoperlopsis Illies, and provisional keys for males of both genera are presented. The female, larva and egg are described for C.... more
Two new species of the family Nemouridae, Indonemoura trichotoma sp. n. and I. voluta sp. n., are described from China, and the redescription is provided for Indonemoura longiplatta (Wu, 1949), comb. n. Their relationships with related... more
The known geographical distribution of the stonefly species Protonemura julia Nicolai, 1983 (Nemouridae, Amphinemurinae) has been considerably extended with new records from Croatia. For the first time, this so-called endemic species of... more
This paper describes engineering education in Poland, with a view towards providing a useful overview suitable for comparing the Polish system with that of other countries-especially the United States. Information provided includes (inter... more
The material of Scopula spp. specimens (n = 1181) in the Hungarian Natural History Museum is revised in the light of recent publications. The museum hosts vouchers of three species from the white-coloured taxa of the "ornata speciesgroup"... more
Taxonomy is undoubtedly complementary to other fields in biology such as ecology, and both ecologists and taxonomists increasingly acknowledge that they can profit from phylogenetic ecology or ecological phylogeny, respectively. However,... more
Tropical freshwater globally harbors most species with high genetic and phylogenetic diversity, and high endemism (e.g., Willig et al., 2003; Lomolino et al., 2010). Nevertheless, the tropics include areas still unknown or poorly studied... more
Morphometric analysis of four sympatric species of the genus Anacroneuria (Plecoptera: Perlidae) Four sympatric species of stoneƀies were evaluated (A. chorrera, A. tachira, A. cacute, and A. paleta) with morphometric analysis to estimate... more
is a journal primarily devoted to insect systematics, but articles can be published on any non-marine arthropod. Topics considered for publication include systematics, taxonomy, nomenclature, checklists, faunal works, and natural history.... more
One of the numerous and valuable results of the Transylvanian Society for Natural Sciences of Sibiu “Siebenbürgischer Verein für Naturwissenschaften zu Hermannstadt” activities was, the creation of hydrobiological collections too. This... more
Los escarabajos tigre son numerosos en áreas tropicales y subtropicales, son de hábitos diurnos, activos en la superficie del suelo, en vegetación de estrato medio y dosel. El presente trabajo aporta al conocimiento de la fauna de estos... more
The present study conducted on the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) fauna takes place in Hasankeyf, Batman prov., southeastern Turkey, between 2018-2020. Field based investigations were prominently carried out from sunset till sunrise due to the... more
Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey is a subecoregion of the Caucasus Ecoregion, and its Plecoptera fauna is similar to fauna of Caucasus with unique endemic species of the region. The Caucasus Ecoregion is one of the ''WWF Global 200... more
Specimens of Perlidae (Plecoptera) from Espírito Santo State in southeastern Brazil were studied. A new species, Anacroneuria ruschii n. sp. is described. Brief remarks on A. debilis (Pictet) and Kempnyia neotropica (Jacobson & Bianchi)... more
Two-dimensional hydrodynamic models are being used increasingly as alternatives to traditional one-dimensional instream flow methodologies for assessing adequacy of flow and associated faunal habitat. Two dimensional modeling of habitat... more
Intensive research on the stoneflies of Central and Eastern Algeria has uncovered three
A new species of the genus Nemoura from Central Italy is described: Nemoura sabina sp. n. It belongs to the Nemoura flexuosa-marginata species group and had previously been confused with N. flexuosa. Its relationship to other species is... more
Contribution to the knowledge of Turkish stoneflies with annotated catalogue (Insecta: Plecoptera) (Zootaxa 4074) 74 pp.; 30 cm.
An overview of Moroccan stoneflies is presented as an annotated summary of published and unpublished records from 115 localities. These records have resulted in an updated species list reflecting taxonomic corrections and noteworthy range... more
Several new species of Plecoptera {Leuctra hexacanthoides, L. berthelemyi, L. thomasi, Protonemura culmenis, P. canigolensis) collected in the Pyrenees of France, Andorra, and Spain are described and illustrated. Protonemura brevistyla... more
De 1984 à 1991, 114 stations du crénal et de l'épirhithral ont été régulièrement prospectées dans les hauts massifs montagneux du Sud-Ouest de l'Europe (Alpes françaises et italiennes, Pyrénées et principales sierras de la Péninsule... more
Sinacroneuria obscura Li & Murányi, sp. n. is proposed from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southcentral China. The new species is described on the basis of male adult, male and female larvae, and drumming signal. This new taxon is... more
Stoneflies are ancient and relatively primitive insects. Plecopterans number about 2000 species belonging to 16 families. In Brazil two families are known, Gripopterygidae and Perlidae. Two genera of Perlidae have been reported from Rio... more
Los ríos que conforman la cuenca del río Reyes pertenecen a la ecorregión de las Yungas de Jujuy (Argentina). Con el objetivo de identificar la representatividad, riqueza y variación espacio temporal del orden Ephemeroptera en la cuenca... more
Esta revisão teve como objetivo avaliar o histórico da utilização de alguns grupos de Insetos Aquáticos como bioindicadores de alteração ambiental no estado do Pará, assim como discutir as perspectivas futuras dessa temática à luz das... more