Eusthenia

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Eusthenia
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Eusthenia sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Plecoptera
Family: Eustheniidae
Genus: Eusthenia
Westwood, 1832

Eusthenia is a genus of stonefly in the family Eustheniidae. It is endemic to Australia, [1] with most species native to Tasmania. [2]

It contains the following species: [3] E. brachyptera is considered a subspecies of E. venosa and Eusthenia extensa or Eusthenia purpurescens are considered E. costalis. [4]

References

  1. "Eusthenia Westwood, 1832". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. "Stonefly (Eusthenia sp)" . Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. "Eusthenia". BayScience Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. "Eusthenia". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2015.