Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905

Teslenko, Valentina A. & Palatov, Dmitry M., 2019, A new micropterous winter species of Leuctra (Plecoptera: Leuctridae) and little known endemic stoneflies from the Greater Caucasus, Zootaxa 4613 (2), pp. 342-354 : 347

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.2.7
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1C103A97-8CC1-4338-A236-2DB7620139A5
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5944484
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scientific name	Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905
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Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905 View in CoL

Leuctra svanetica Zhiltzova 1960 View in CoL

Material examined: 2 ♂, 1♀ Abkhazia. Ochamchyr District. Cave Head of Otap , sweeping above stream in cave, around lamps of the artificial lighting, 42°55.193 N 41°32.196 E, 0 5.0 2.2018, coll. D. Palatov. GoogleMaps

Distribution. Karachay-Cherkessia, Georgia, Turkey. An endemic of the Caucasus, a high mountain and crenophilic species, inhabiting streams higher than 1,800 m.a.s.l. Adult emergence occurs at the end of July into beginning of August ( Zhiltzova, 2003). Adults were collected for the first time also in February.