Aucklandobius turbotti is a species of stonefly in the family Gripopterygidae.[2] The species was first described by Joachim Illies in 1963, and is endemic to the Auckland Islands of New Zealand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Gripopterygidae |
| Genus: | Aucklandobius |
| Species: | A. turbotti
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| Binomial name | |
| Aucklandobius turbotti Illies, 1963
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Taxonomy
editThe species was identified by Illies in 1963, who named the species Apteryoperla turbotti based on larvae.[3][4] Illies named the species after Evan Graham Turbott.[5] The species can be differentiated from A. kuscheli due to the smaller size of A. turbotti.[4] The species has since been recombined as a member of the genus Aucklandobius.[6]
Description
editA. turbotti is dark-brown in colour, with yellow markings. Males of the species are 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in) in length, with females measuring between 10–17 mm (0.39–0.67 in).[4]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to New Zealand, found in the Auckland Islands.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Aucklandobius turbotti (Illies, 1963)". New Zealand Threat Classification System. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Aucklandobius turbotti (Illies, 1963)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Illies, J. (1963). "The Plecoptera of the Auckland and Campbell Islands". Records of the Dominion Museum. 4 (19): 255–265. ISSN 0373-7233. Wikidata Q129532986.
- ^ a b c d Illies, J. (September 1974). "Arthropoda of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 1 (3): 285–294. doi:10.1080/03014223.1974.9517835. ISSN 0301-4223. Wikidata Q54644049.
- ^ Gill, B. J.; Thwaites, I. G.; Wolfe, R. J. (2015). "Evan Graham Turbott M.Sc., Q.S.O. Ornithologist, museum director – 1914–2014". Records of the Auckland Museum. 50: 77–84. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 90014736. Wikidata Q58628992.
- ^ McLellan, Ian (8 March 2006). "Endemism and Biogeography of New Zealand Plecoptera (Insecta)" (PDF). Illiesia. 2 (2): 15–23. ISSN 1854-0392. Wikidata Q111758803. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2022.