Order Plecoptera

Examples: stoneflies
Wings: 4; forewings narrow; hindwings with large anal lobe
Mouthparts: chewing
Usual number of tarsal segments: 3
Metamorphopsis: simple; nymphs aquatic
Usual size: medium
Where usually found: near water
Other Promimnent Features: long filiform antennae and cerci; gills on nymph are filamentous and located on the thorax

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