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Issue: Vol. 2112 No. 1: 20 May. 2009
Type: Article
Published: 2009-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2112.1.3
Page range: 41–46
Abstract views: 45
PDF downloaded: 1

A new species of Leuctridae discovered by means of molecular and biochemical approaches: Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi n. sp. (Insecta: Plecoptera)

Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali. Università degli Studi della Tuscia. Largo dell’Università, 01100 - Viterbo, Italy
Departamento de Biología Animal. Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Granada. 18071. Granada. España
Plecoptera Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi Balearic Islands temporary streams phenotypic plasticity

Abstract

A new species of Tyrrhenoleuctra from the Balearic Islands, T. antoninoi sp. n., is described on the basis of molecular and biochemical characters. Recent biochemical and molecular analysis clearly demonstrates the distinctness of this species. We describe its relatedness to other species in the genus. We also refer all specimens from the Balearic Islands previously assigned to T. minuta to T. antoninoi. As with all Tyrrhenoleuctra species, T. antoninoi shows marked phenotypic plasticity, presumably due to the variability inherent in temporary streams in which it inhabits.

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