Eustheniidae

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

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

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.^[permanent dead link‍] Aquatic Insects, 1(1), 17-50.
2. Eustheniidae. Identification and Ecology of Australian Freshwater Invertebrates.
3. Eustheniidae. Archived 2019-10-06 at the Wayback Machine 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.