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Plecoptera

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Plecoptera

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Also known as the stone flies, stonefly, stoneflies

Plecoptera is an order of insects commonly known as stoneflies. Some 3,500 species are described worldwide, with new species still being discovered. Stoneflies are found worldwide, except Antarctica. Stoneflies are believed to be one of the most primitive groups of Neoptera, with close relatives identified from the Carboniferous and Lower Permian geological periods, while true stoneflies are known from fossils only a bit younger. Their modern diversity, however, apparently is of Mesozoic origin.

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Plecoptera, commonly known as stoneflies, is an order within the class Insecta. This taxon belongs to the phylum Arthropoda and the kingdom Animalia. It is classified under the parent taxon Polyneoptera. The group is recognized as an accepted order in biological classification systems.

These insects inhabit freshwater environments. Records of Plecoptera are held in various institutions, including LACM, YPM, VMNH, UAM, and NRM. Specimens have been documented in the United States, Germany, and Sweden. The family Erebidae is associated with these records.

The taxon is featured in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary. It appears in the Commons category Plecoptera. The subject is referenced by 601 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

stoneflies

Insecta

CLASS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderPlecoptera
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded330,126,745

У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Веснянки (песни). Личинка веснянки Веснянка из семейства Perlidae Весня́нки[1] (лат. Plecoptera) — отряд насекомых с неполным превращением из клады Polyneoptera. Ранее его относили ныне невалидному отряду ложносетчатокрылых. Взрослые насекомые ведут наземный образ жизни и встречаются, главным образом, весной, откуда и их название. Удлиненное мягкое тело несёт четыре прозрачных крыла, которые в спокойном состоянии насекомое плоско складывает на спинной стороне. На заднем конце тела имеется большею частью пара длинных хвостовых нитей. В настоящее время учёными описано 3833 вида, включая 120 ископаемых видов (Zhang, 2013)[2]. Содержание 1 Питание 2 Дыхание 3 Окраска 4 Размножение 5 Классификация 6 Охранный статус 7 Примечания 8 Литература 9 Ссылки Питание Личинки мелких веснянок питаются водорослями, но большинство — хищники, поедающие личинок комаров, мошек, подёнок и других мелких беспозвоночных. Во взрослой стадии веснянки, как правило, не питаются. Дыхание В качестве органов дыхания личинкам веснянок служат грудные трахейные жабры[3], которые выглядят как пучки нитей, свисающие по бокам тела, дыхание через остальную поверхность тел

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
6,115
With media
10,093
Family
Erebidae
Collections
LACM, YPM, VMNH, UAM, NRM, NMMNHS
Recorded in
United States, Germany, Sweden
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Description and ecology
  • Life cycle
  • Phylogeny
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Plecoptera is an order of insects commonly known as stoneflies. Some 3,500 species are described worldwide, with new species still being discovered. Stoneflies are found worldwide, except Antarctica. Stoneflies are believed to be one of the most primitive groups of Neoptera, with close relatives identified from the Carboniferous and Lower Permian geological periods, while true stoneflies are known from fossils only a bit younger. Their modern diversity, however, apparently is of Mesozoic origin.

Plecoptera are found in both the Southern and Northern Hemispheres, and the populations are quite distinct, although the evolutionary evidence suggests species may have crossed the equator on a number of occasions before once again becoming geographically isolated.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Plecoptera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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