Austroperlidae is a family of stoneflies in the order Plecoptera. There are about 10 genera and 15 described species in Austroperlidae across southern land masses Australia, New Zealand, and South America.[1][2]Austroperlidae species are unique among stoneflies in having aposematic (warning) colouration.[3] For instance, the New Zealand black stonefly Austroperla is a forest dwelling shredder that is toxic to predators due to its production of hydrogen cyanide.[4] The warning colouration of this species is mimicked by several lineages of the unrelated non-toxic New Zealand stonefly Zelandoperla.[5]

Austroperlidae
Austroperla cyrene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Plecoptera
Suborder: Antarctoperlaria
Superfamily: Gripopterygoidea
Family: Austroperlidae
Tillyard, 1921

Genera

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These 10 genera belong to the family Austroperlidae:

References

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  1. ^ "Austroperlidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  2. ^ DeWalt, R.E.; Maehr, M.D.; Neu-Becker, U.; Stueber, G. (2019). "family Austroperlidae Tillyard, 1921". Plecoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  3. ^ Foster, Brodie; McCulloch, Graham; Waters, Jonathan (2021). "Evidence for aposematism in a southern hemisphere stonefly family (Plecoptera: Austroperlidae)". Austral Entomology. 60: 267-275. doi:10.1111/aen.12529.
  4. ^ McLellan, Ian (1997). "Austroperla cyrene Newman (Plecoptera: Austroperlidae)". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 27: 271–278. doi:10.1080/03014223.1997.9517538.
  5. ^ Foster, Brodie; McCulloch, Graham; Foster, Yasmin; Kroos, Gracie; King, Tania; Waters, Jonathan (2023). "ebony underpins Batesian mimicry in melanic stoneflies". Molecular Ecology. 32: 4986-4998. doi:10.1111/mec.17085.

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