[Taxacom] Diagnosis on molecular characters

[Bob Mesibov]

Fochetti, R., Tierno de Figueroa, JM. 2009. A new species of Leuctridae discovered by means of molecular and biochemical approaches: Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi n. sp. (Insecta: Plecoptera). Zootaxa 2112: 41–46.

Abstract
A new species of Tyrrhenoleuctra from the Balearic Islands, T. antoninoi sp. n., is described on the basis of molecular and biochemical characters. Recent biochemical and molecular analysis clearly demonstrates the distinctness of this species. We describe its relatedness to other species in the genus. We also refer all specimens from the Balearic Islands previously assigned to T. minuta to T. antoninoi. As with all Tyrrhenoleuctra species, T. antoninoi shows marked phenotypic plasticity, presumably due to the variability inherent in temporary streams in which it inhabits.
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Dr Robert Mesibov
Honorary Research Associate
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, and
School of Zoology, University of Tasmania
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