Paragnetina transoxanica ( Klapálek, 1921 ), Klapalek, 1921

Darilmaz, Mustafa Cemal, Salur, Ali, Murányi, Dávid & Vinçon, Gilles, 2016, Contribution to the knowledge of Turkish stoneflies with annotated catalogue (Insecta: Plecoptera), Zootaxa 4074 (1), pp. 1-74 : 50

Paragnetina transoxanica ( Klapálek, 1921) ?

= Caucasoperla spinulifera Zhiltzova, 1967 (syn. fide Zhiltzova (1995)).

Distribution in Turkey. The only one report of this species from Anatolia (Ardeşen) was by Zwick (1971) under the name C. spinulifera . This record was based on larvae and was subsequently considered dubious ( Zwick 1975). However, Zwick (2004) repeated the figure taken from his 1971 paper in his West Palaearctic key, though mentioning that conspecifity was not confirmed. The generic identity was confirmed by comparison with other East Palaearctic and Nearctic species. Additionally, Teslenko & Zhiltzova (2009) presented a new illustration of the larva (most probably from Caucasus) under the name P. spinulifera that seems to be a slightly different from Zwick's (1971) illustration. Teslenko & Zhiltzova (2009) did not cite the new Turkish record, but merely included Turkey in the distribution of the species, probably referring to Zwick (1971). Map ( Fig. 98 ).

Distribution and ecology. Caucasus, eastern Pontus. The unique mention from Anatolia is from a clear river between Ardeşen and Çamlıhemşin. The single larva was collected on the 21.05.1970 ( Zwick 1971).

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FIGURE 98. Paragnetina transoxanica (Klapálek, 1921)