Eustheniidae
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| Eustheniidae | |
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| Thaumatoperla flaveola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
- Cosmioperla McLellan, 1996
- Eusthenia Westwood, 1832
- Neuroperla Illies, 1960
- Neuroperlopsis Illies, 1960
- Stenoperla McLachlan, 1867
- Thaumatoperla Tillyard, 1921
- † Boreoperlidium Sinitshenkova, 2013
- † Stenoperlidium Tillyard, 1935
