Comments on the taxonomy of Australian Austroperlidae and Gripopterygidae (Plecoptera)

Abstract

The adults of two imperfectly known Austroperlidae are described, as is a new species of Austrohepture, A. illiesi. In the Gripopterygidae, the unknown females of two species of Leptoperla are described, together with a new subspecies (L. kimminsi kallistae) from the Dandenongs and a new totally apterous species (L. cacuminis) from Mt Kosciusko. Several synonymies are suggested in the genera Cardioperla, Riekoperla, Trinotoperla and Dinotoperla, and critical characters for the separation of species in these genera are discussed. A new species of Dinotoperla (D. arenaria) is described, and it is concluded that Illiesoperla and Eunotoperla are probably monotypic.