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Immature
Stages of Plecoptera
Detailed information on immature stages of Plecoptera is being
acquired. Clausen (1940), however, noted
that the nymphs of most species feed on aquatic vegetation, and only in the
Perlidae, especially the genera Perla
and Acroneuria, are they
essentially carnivorous. The
mouthparts of the nymphs are definitely modified because of this
behavior. Frison (1935) noted that
the predaceous species are found in families Perlidae, Perlodidae and
Chloroperilidae. The last family
shows a wide range in food habits.
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