Key to Plecoptera nymphs from the Brazilian Amazon (Insecta)

Author(s)

Ferreira Ribeiro, Jose Moacir ; Gorayeb, Inocencio De Sousa

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4208, n. 5, p. 433-445, DEC 20 2016.
• Web of Science Citations: 3

Abstract

Nymphs of 22 species of Plecoptera from the Brazilian Amazon are keyed and illustrated to enhance their usefulness as water quality indicator taxa. Four described species of Anacroneuria, two species of Macrogynoplax, and two species of Enderleina have been associated with adults: Anacroneuria marlieri, A. manauensis, A. minuta, A. singularis, M. delicata, M. pulchra, E. froehlichi, and E. flinti. Nymphs of 14 additional morphospecies not yet associated with adults are included. Characters of the head, pronotum, mesonotum, and metanotum are used to distinguish late instar nymphs. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/23058-1 - Plecoptera from Brazilian Amazon and revision of Macrogynoplax
• Grantee: José Moacir Ferreira Ribeiro
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 12/21196-8 - Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (Insecta): reducing Linnean, Wallacean and Henningian deficits
• Grantee: Pitágoras da Conceição Bispo
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants