Stoneflies

Plecoptera

Plecoptera (stoneflies) is an order in the class Insecta, containing 3,596 described species.

Scientific classification

Families

• Perlidae1,048
• Nemouridae759
• Leuctridae404
• Gripopterygidae324
• Capniidae305
• Chloroperlidae216
• Perlodidae206
• Notonemouridae120
• Taeniopterygidae109
• Peltoperlidae29
• Eustheniidae22
• Austroperlidae15
• Pteronarcyidae12
• Diamphipnoidae9
• Scopuridae8
• Styloperlidae5
• Kathroperlidae4
• Pronemouridae1