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Issue: Vol. 5642 No. 6: 4 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5642.6.3
Page range: 551-561
Abstract views: 67
PDF downloaded: 3

Tupiperla tessellata (Brauer, 1866) (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae): description of the nymph with morphological and distributional notes

Faculdade Anhanguera de Rondonópolis; Rondonópolis; MT; Brazil
Museu de Entomologia; Departamento Biologia Animal; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa; MG; Brazil
Laboratório de Biologia Aquática; Departamento de Ciências Biológicas; FCLA; Universidade Estadual Paulista; Assis; SP; Brazil
Plecoptera aquatic insects stoneflies Neotropical Region Haeckelian shortfall streams

Abstract

Specimens of Tupiperla tessellata (Brauer, 1866) were collected in Serra do Japi, located in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, including pre-emergent nymphs. These nymphs were reared to adulthood, enabling the association between the two life stages. Based on this association, the nymphs of T. tessellata were identified and described. Additionally, we provide photographs of the holotype, update the species’ distribution, and offer taxonomic notes on the species. This represents the first documented nymphal association for a nominal species of Tupiperla, which comprises 26 described species.

 

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How to Cite

Lecci, L.S., Sarmento, F.R.P. & Bispo, P.D.C. (2025) Tupiperla tessellata (Brauer, 1866) (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae): description of the nymph with morphological and distributional notes. Zootaxa, 5642 (6), 551–561. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5642.6.3