▪ Abstract Information about the phylogenetic relationships of Plecoptera is summarized.
The few characters supporting monophyly of the order are outlined. Several characters of …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes plecoptera (stoneflies). It comprises a hemimetabolous
order of 16 families and more than 2000 species of aquatic insects distributed on all …

Plecoptera, or stoneflies, are an ancient insect order. The order name refers to the ability to
fold their wings horizontally. Sixteen extant families and nearly 3,500 valid species are …

AFTER the publication of Hagen's Monograph and Provancher's papers, the study of
stoneflies in North America languished until, near the close of the nineteenth century, Nathan …

… Abstract Plecoptera, or stoneflies, is a small order of … Nevertheless, in the last 25 years, a
mean of 2.6 Plecoptera … , while our knowledge of the Plecoptera of Central and South America (…

The major part of the life of Ephemeroptera (mayflies) and Plecoptera (stoneflies) is spent in
the aquatic environment, while their short terrestrial life is primarily concerned with …

The Plecoptera or stoneflies are a small order of primitive … Species diversity of Plecoptera is
highest in temperate regions and at … Most species of Plecoptera are stenothermic, with water …

The recent Plecoptera seem to have evolved from the Permian Protoperlaria and they differ
from other so-called orthopteroid orders by the venation and the folding mechanism of their …

We here review the current knowledge on the trophic ecology of stoneflies, an aquatic insect
group of substantial ecological importance in lotic systems. We provide information on the …

Stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) provide ecosystem services as indicators of water quality,
as food for predators, as mediators of energy flow and nutrient cycling, and through cultural …