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Isoperla
Isoperla is a genus of Palaearctic and Nearctic stoneflies in the subfamily Isoperlinae and the family Perlodidae (also known as stripetails or springflies).
Neoperla
Neoperla is a genus of common stoneflies in the family Perlidae. There are more than 260 described species in Neoperla.
Alloperla
Alloperla is a genus of stoneflies in family Chloroperlidae. It contains the following species:
Perlodes
Perlodes is a genus of insects belonging to the family Perlodidae.
Thaumatoperla
Thaumatoperla is a genus of insect in the family Eustheniidae containing four species of stonefly, all endemic to the Victorian alpine area of Australia.
Stenoperla
Stenoperla is a genus of insect in the family Eustheniidae containing a number of species of stonefly all endemic to New Zealand.
Eusthenia
Eusthenia is a genus of stonefly in the family Eustheniidae. It is endemic to Australia, with most species native to Tasmania.
Brachyptera
Brachyptera is a genus of taeniopterygid stoneflies of mostly Western Palearctic distribution.
Soyedina
Soyedina is a genus of stoneflies belonging to the family Nemouridae. This exclusively Nearctic genus was originally erected as a subgenus of Nemoura but was elevated to genus status by Joachim Illies in 1966. There are currently 11 described species, most only identifiable by small differences in the genitalia.
Zapada
Zapada is a genus of spring stoneflies in the family Nemouridae. There are at least 10 described species in Zapada.
Leptoperla
Leptoperla is a genus of stonefly in the family Gripopterygidae. It contains the following species: Leptoperla cacuminis
Sweltsa
Sweltsa is a genus of green stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae. There are more than 50 described species in Sweltsa.
Riekoperla
Riekoperla is a genus of stonefly in the family Gripopterygidae. It contains the following species: Riekoperla darlingtoni
Dinocras
Dinocras is a genus of stoneflies belonging to the family Perlidae, one of the oldest order of insects (about 220 million years ago).
Arcynopteryx
Arcynopteryx is a genus of insects belonging to the family Perlodidae.
Chloroperla
Chloroperla is a genus of European stone-flies, erected by Edward Newman in 1836; it is the type genus of family Chloroperlidae, subfamily Chloroperlinae and tribe Chloroperlini Okamoto, 1912. Species are distributed in western Palaearctic freshwater habitats: especially Europe and including the British Isles.
Xanthoperla
Xanthoperla is a genus of stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae.
Zelandoperla
Zelandoperla is a genus of ‘long-tailed’ stoneflies endemic to New Zealand, placed within Southern Hemisphere family Gripopterygidae.
Siphonoperla
Siphonoperla is a genus of stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae.
Diura
Diura is a genus of insects belonging to the family Perlodidae, subfamily Perlodinae and tribe Perlodini.
Pteronarcys
Pteronarcys is a genus of giant stoneflies in the family Pteronarcyidae. There are about 8 described species in Pteronarcys. thumb|Pteronarcys pictetii
Capnopsis
Capnopsis is a genus of insects in the family Capniidae.