Abstract
The Neotropical perlid fauna currently includes about 280 species placed in ten genera. Anacroneuria, the dominant and most diverse genus throughout much of the Neotropics, is largely replaced in southern South America by Inconeuria, Kempnyella, Kempnyia, Nigroperla, and Pictetoperla. Enderleina and Macrogynoplax are modestly diverse genera found sporadically around the fringe of the Amazon Basin while Onychoplax and Klapalekia are monotypic genera known from holotypes. A review of the distribution, distinctive morphological characters and current status is presented for each genus.
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Stark, B.P. (2001). A Synopsis of Neotropical Perlidae (Plecoptera). In: Domínguez, E. (eds) Trends in Research in Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1257-8_48
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