The Nemouridae are a family of

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containing more than 700 described species, occurring primarily in the

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region.Nelson, C. Riley. 1996. Nemouridae. Version 1 January 1996 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Nemouridae/13941/1996.01.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/ Members of this family are commonly known as spring stoneflies or brown stoneflies.

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often refer to these insects as tiny winter blacks. Although these insects use a wide range of flowing-water habitats, they tend to be most prevalent in smaller streams. The

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are distinctive, being broad-bodied and bristly with divergent wing pads.

Subfamilies and genera

The ''Plecoptera species file'' lists:

Amphinemurinae

Authority: Baumann, 1975 # '' Amphinemura'' Ris, 1902 # '' Indonemoura'' Baumann, 1975 # '' Malenka (insect)'' Ricker, 1952 # '' Mesonemoura'' Baumann, 1975 # '' Protonemura'' Kempny, 1898 # '' Sphaeronemoura'' Shimizu & Sivec, 2001 # '' Tominemoura'' Sivec & Stark, 2009

Nemourinae

Authority: Billberg, 1820 * genus group ''Nemoura'' # '' Illiesonemoura'' Baumann, 1975 # '' Nemoura'' Latreille, 1796 # '' Sinonemura'' Mo, Li & Murányi, 2020 # '' Zapada'' Ricker, 1952 * other genera: # †'' Balticonemoura'' Chen, 2021 # '' Lednia'' Ricker, 1952 # '' Nanonemoura'' Baumann & Fiala, 2001 # '' Nemurella'' Kempny, 1898 # '' Ostrocerca'' Ricker, 1952 # '' Paranemoura'' Needham & Claassen, 1925 # '' Podmosta'' Ricker, 1952 # '' Prostoia'' Ricker, 1952 # '' Shipsa'' Ricker, 1952 # '' Soyedina'' Ricker, 1952 # ''Visoka'' Ricker, 1952

References

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