Zelandoperla

Zelandoperla is a genus of ‘long-tailed’ stoneflies endemic to New Zealand, placed within Southern Hemisphere family Gripopterygidae.

[1] Zelandoperla species occur in high-gradient, stoney streams throughout New Zealand, where they feed predominantly on biofilms.

[1] The currently recognised species are: Two additional described species (Zelandoperla pennulata; Zelandoperla tillyardi) are now considered to be ecotypes of the polymorphic Z.

fenestrata.

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