Eusthenia Explained

Eusthenia is a genus of stonefly in the family Eustheniidae. It is endemic to Australia, with most species native to Tasmania.^[1]

It contains the following species:^[2] E. brachyptera is considered a subspecies of E. venosa and Eusthenia extensa or Eusthenia purpurescens are considered E. costalis.^[3]

• Eusthenia costalis TAS
• Eusthenia lacustris TAS
• Eusthenia nothofagi (Otway stonefly) VIC
• Eusthenia reticulata TAS
• Eusthenia spectabilis TAS
• Eusthenia venosa ACT NSW VIC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stonefly (Eusthenia sp). 2 March 2015.
2. Web site: Eusthenia. BayScience Foundation, Inc. 2 March 2015.
3. Web site: Eusthenia. Atlas of Living Australia. 2 March 2015.