Published September 4, 2023 | Version v1
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Antarctoperla altera Zwick 1973

Description

Antarctoperla altera Zwick, 1973

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(Male, Figs. 12–14; Female, Figs. 21–22)

Specimens

New locality records and material examined. Chile: Región de Aysén, Comuna Río Cisnes, El Sauce, 43°59’S 72°31’W, Sep. 27 2012, leg. U. Aránguiz (1 female); Comuna Río Ibáñez, camino a exploradores, 46°26’S 73°12’W, Oct. 31 2012, leg. P. Solis (2 males, 1 female). Región de Magallanes, Comuna Natales, Puerto Edén, Wick, col. A. Zúñiga (1 female); Seno obstrucción, 52°09’S 72°29’W, Oct. 19 2017, col. C. Hernandez (2 female).

Comments. Only two specimens have been previously documented in the literature (Illies 1963). The larvae are described in a taxonomic key, without indicating the locality (McLellan & Zwick, 2007). The new records presented extend the distribution of the species by approximately 9° latitude.

Notes

Published as part of Vera, Alejandro, 2023, A new species of Gripopterygidae (Insecta: Plecoptera) from Patagonia: Antarctoperla aonikenk sp. n., pp. 587-593 in Zootaxa 5339 (6) on page 588, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5339.6.7, http://zenodo.org/record/8313801

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Gripopterygidae
Genus
Antarctoperla
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Plecoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Zwick
Species
altera
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Antarctoperla altera Zwick, 1973 sec. Vera, 2023

References

  • Zwick, P. (1973) Die Plecopteren-Arten Enderleins (Insecta); Revision der Typen. Annales Zoologici, 30 (16), 471 - 507.
  • Illies, J. (1963) Revision der sudamerikanischen Gripopterygidae (Plecoptera). Mitteilungen der Schweitzerischen Entomologischen
  • McLellan, I. D. & Zwick, P. (2007) New species of and keys to South American Gripopterygidae (Plecoptera). Illiesia, 3 (4), 20 - 42.