In many taxa the morphology of females and immatures is poorly known because species
descriptions and identification tools have a male bias. The root causes are problems with …

In the present study, adult specimens of Anacroneuria collected in streams were studied in
order to understand the diversity of the genus in Central Brazil. Herein, a new species (A …

The study of complementary sources of biological variation (eg morphological, molecular)
has allowed a better understanding of biodiversity through the construction of an integrative …

The order Plecoptera constitutes a relatively small group of aquatic insects, encompassing
17 extant families and comprising over 4400 valid species. In Brazil, the number of valid …

The taxonomy of free-living adults and heteromorphic parasitic larvae of Parasitengona
mites has in the past been treated independently resulting in a double classification. Correct …

Kempnyia (Plecoptera: Perlidae) is an endemic genus of Brazilian stoneflies that has 36
valid species and is distributed primarily in the Atlantic Forest and the mountainous areas of …

We evaluate support for the morphologically based species concepts for 16 western
Nearctic Isoperla Banks 1906 species (Plecoptera: Perlodidae) and their respective species …

We provide the first commented checklist of Armenian mayflies, based on all relevant
literature and recent extensive sampling of 72 localities throughout Armenia during 2011 …

Abstract The genera Macrogynoplax Enderlein, 1909 and Kempnyia Klapálek, 1914 are
reported for the first time from Tocantins State, a new locality record for Brazil. The nymphs of …

Kempnyia couriae sp. nov. is described from specimens (male, female, and nymphs)
collected in Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil. This species is distinguished from its …