Of the more than 3900 described species worldwide, stoneflies (order Plecoptera) are represented in Israel, a semi-arid country, by as few five species. As group of highly sensitive aquatic insects, they restricted to northernmost watershed Sea Galilee, where most pristine streams Israel found. The Israeli not often collected field, and have been recorded literature last 30 years. In order prov...

The objectives of this study were to assess the biological water of the Iranian Tajan River using different metrics, i.e., a Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index (MMI) and a traits-based method. Twenty-eight physico-chemical parameters, 10 habitat factors, and abundance of macroinvertebrates were obtained for 17 sites. The Shahid-Rajaie dam divides the Tajan River into an up- and downstream part...

Zwicknia acuta is reported for the first time from South-Eastern Carpathians (Romania and Ukraine). Additionally, another stonefly species, kovacsi , previously described Romania, added to Plecoptera fauna of Ukraine. New faunistic data are presented two other winter-active Capnia vidua rilensis bifrons . Based on a combination personal literature we present checklist Capniidae Romania provide ...