Isoperla rhododendri Zhiltzova, 1956

Darilmaz, Mustafa Cemal, Salur, Ali, Murányi, Dávid & Vinçon, Gilles, 2016, Contribution to the knowledge of Turkish stoneflies with annotated catalogue (Insecta: Plecoptera), Zootaxa 4074 (1), pp. 1-74 : 57

Isoperla rhododendri Zhiltzova, 1956

This species could easily be confused with I. bithynica . Detailed complementary descriptions and faunistic lists will be given in Murányi & Vinçon (in work).

Distribution in Turkey. Adana, Kahramanmaraş, Malatya ( Zwick 1971); Ankara , Bolu ( Kazancı 1982); Bolu, Çankırı, Erzincan, Kastamonu, Tunceli ( Kazancı 1983b); Ankara , Artvin, Aydın, Bilecik, Bolu, Çankırı, Erzincan, Erzurum, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Malatya, Sivas, Trabzon, Tunceli (Kazancı 2012); Rize ( Kazancı 2013); country record only: listed from Turkey ( Kazancı 1983b; Kazancı 2008). Map ( Fig. 114 ).

Distribution and ecology. Caucasus, eastern Anatolia. It mainly occurs in high altitude brooks (1600–2700 m). Adults emerge from spring to autumn (IV–IX).

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FIGURE 114. Isoperla rhododendri Zhiltzova, 1956