Gripopterygidae (Plecoptera) includes 54 genera and about 320 species, 100 of them recorded from South America. Although recent molecular analysis does not support all subfamilies, the family is traditionally divided into five subfamilies, being Gripopteryginae endemic to South America, comprising 15 genera and about 80 species. Among the genera of this subfamily, the Neotropical Paragripopteryx Enderlein currently comprises 14 species. The genus occurs along the coastal Brazilian mountains, from northeast of Bahia State to Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, while two species are restricted to Uruguay. According to traditional studies, the intergeneric relationships in Gripopterygidae and the delimitation of the current South American subfami...