Graciloperla Chen et al. 2025 (stonefly)

Insecta - Plecoptera - Peltoperlidae

Full reference: Z. Chen, P. Sroka, T. Kamp and A. H. Staniczek. 2025. Revision of mid-Cretaceous Peltoperlidae (Insecta: Plecoptera) from Burmese amber, with description of two new species in a new genus. Cretaceous Research 177(106206)

Parent taxon: Petroperlinae according to Z. Chen et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Borisoperla, Branchioperla, Dewaltoperla, Lapisperla, Ovaloperla, Petroperla, Zwickoperla

Subtaxa: Graciloperla bulbosa Graciloperla stylata

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Type: Graciloperla bulbosa

Ecology: volant detritivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CZT Chen amber/Jiangsu University collection)

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