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Author
Judson, Sarah W.
Author
Nelson, C. Riley
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-11-06
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journal article
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Leuctra fusca
(Linnaeus, 1758)
SYNONYMY
Phryganea fusca
Linnaeus, 1758
Perla cylindrical
de Geer, 1778
Leuctra klapaleki
Kempny, 1898
Leuctra fusciventris
Stephens, 1836
Leuctra carpentieri
Despax, 1945
Leuctra fusca
Illies, 1955
TYPE
LOCALITY:
Sweden
:
Fahlun
.
DIAGNOSIS:
When preserved, the body of
L. fusca
is light brown with orangish tint (
Fig. 137
). The male has paired sclerotized processes on the 6th and 7th abdominal tergites (
Fig. 138
). The process on the 6th tergite has two parallel lobes that point caudally, whereas those on the 7th tergite are directed medially. Rather than a prominent epiproct, the male has multiple paraproct styles and other structures which appear as simple, thin rods at the tip of the abdomen (
Fig.138
). The female subgenitial plate is trapezoid shaped with two posterior lobes that are clearly delineated from a broadly rounded shallow central lobe (
Fig. 139
). The nymph has long palps, extending past the labium (
Fig. 131
), as opposed to
Paraleuctra zapekinae
which has short palps not surpassing the labium (
Fig. 133
).
DISTRIBUTION—Global:
Trans-Palaearctic-
Regional:
AOB—
Aimag:
SE, TO*, UB*.
DISCUSSION:
This species is common in Europe where much work has been done on its biology and ecology. The species was first documented in
Mongolia
by Joost (1970).