Leuctra hippopus Kempny, 1899

Murányi, Dávid, Manko, Peter, Kovács, Tibor, Vinçon, Gilles, Žiak, Matej, Kerimova, Ilhama G., Snegovaya, Nataly Yurievna & Oboňa, Jozef, 2021, Review and contribution to the stonefly (Insecta: Plecoptera) fauna of Azerbaijan, Zootaxa 4975 (1), pp. 58-80 : 66

Leuctra hippopus Kempny, 1899

Şəki-Zaqatala region: 20: 5♂ 16♀ (HNHM), 7♂ 9♀ (LMEE); 22: 1♀ (HNHM), 1♂ 2♀ (LMEE); 25: 2♀ (HNHM); 29: 1♂ 4♀ (HNHM), 1♂ (LMEE); 33: 2♀ (HNHM), 2♂ 1♀ (LMEE); 34: 11♂ 7♀ (HNHM), 6♂ 4♀ (LMEE); Naxçıvan : 36: 1♀ (HNHM).

Remarks. A widespread and common species in the whole West Palaearctic, with wide ecological spectrum (Graf et al. 2009). In the Caucasian region, it is known from Armenia, Georgia, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia and Stavropol Krai (Zhiltzova 2003, Cherchesova & Zhiltzova 2013). A spring and early summer species, in Azerbaijan we found it mostly along forest streams, in moderate numbers. These specimens provide the first confirmed locations for this species in Azerbaijan.