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Leuctra fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomenclature (60)

  • Phryganea fusca Linnaeus, 1758: 549.
  • Leuctra fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) in Aubert, 1963: 171.
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  • Leuctra fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) in Vuataz, Reding, Reding, Roesti, Stoffel, Vinçon & Gattolliat, 2024: 6. DNA/Molecular Data; Speciation/Intraspecific Genetic Distance
  • Phryganea fusca Linnaeus, 1758 in Helland & Brittain, 2025: 8. Distribution/Dispersal/Specimen Records

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  • Chen, Z.-T. (2020) Erratum: First discovery of Leuctra fusca tergostyla Wu, 1973 in Sichuan Province of China and notes on its taxonomic status, with new illustrations for Rhopalopsole sinensis Yang & Yang, 1993 (Plecoptera: Leuctridae). Zootaxa, 4758(3), 600.
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  • Illies, J. (1966) Katalog der rezenten Plecoptera. Das Tierreich – Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen., 82, 1–631.
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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
species1012
subspecies30912