''Dinocras'' is a genus of
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 mo ...
belonging to the family
Perlidae
The Perlidae are a family of stoneflies, with more than 50 genera and 1,100 described species. The majority of the Perlidae are found in eastern North America, but they occur worldwide except for Antarctica and parts of Africa. Their lifecycle ...
, one of the oldest order of insects (about 220 million of years ago).
Species
* ''
Dinocras cephalotes'' (Curtis, 1827)
* ''
Dinocras ferreri
''Dinocras ferreri'' is a species of stonefly belonging to the family Perlidae.
Distribution
''Dinocras ferreri'' is present in France, Italy, and Switzerland. The species is restricted to the southern edge of the Alps, and it can also be found ...
'' (Pictet, 1841)
* ''
Dinocras megacephala'' (Klapálek, 1907)
External links
Fauna Europaea
Biolib
Perlidae
Insects described in 1907
Plecoptera genera
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