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The life history of Megaleptoperla diminuta (Plecoptera :Gripopterygidae) in Waikoropupu Springs, New Zealand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2009

F. B. Michaelis
F. B. Michaelis*
Affiliation:
Cawthron Institute, Nelson and Zoology Department, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Nature Conservation Evaluation Branch, Australian National Parks & Wildlife Service, G.P.O. Box 636, Canberra. A.C.T. 2601, Australia
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Abstract

The endemic Megaleptoperla diminuta (Plecoptera : Gripopterygidae) was numerous on introduced watercress, Nasturtium microphyllum in Waikoropupu Springs, New Zealand. Adult females laid eyed ova. There appear to be about 15 nymphal instars and a non-seasonal, one year life cycle. Ovoviviparity and viviparity in Australian and New Zealand Plecoptera and Trichoptera may be associated with seasonal aquatic vegetation and fluctuating water levels.

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Research Article
Information
Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology , Volume 20 , Issue 1-2: Huitième Symposium International sur les Plécoptères (Toulouse 17-20 août 1983) , 1984 , pp. 69 - 74
Copyright
© Masson, 1984

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