The First Study of Mating Mistakes in Stoneflies (Plecoptera) from China, with Remarks on Their Biological Implications Huo, Qing Bo Tierno De Figueroa, José Manuel Perlidae Perlodidae Styloperlidae Biology Behavior Competition Currently, information on the biology of Plecoptera from China is scarce, particularly on mating behavior. In this paper, the existence of mating mistakes (erroneous mating attempts) involving 13 Chinese stonefly species (belonging to nine genera and three families) is reported. These erroneous mating behaviors can be included into three different categories: mating attempts between conspecific males (including the formation of erroneous mating balls), mating attempts between different taxa (including displacement attempts during copulation), and mating-related behaviors with non-living objects. From these behaviors, some aspects of stoneflies during mating, such as the physical competition between males, the sensorial mechanisms implied in triggering a mating behavior, the conditions favoring the mating mistakes, and the possible consequences of interspecific mating in the hybrid production, are discussed. 2023-01-23T13:25:08Z 2023-01-23T13:25:08Z 2022-11-30 journal article Huo, Q.-B... [et al.]. The First Study of Mating Mistakes in Stoneflies (Plecoptera) from China, with Remarks on Their Biological Implications. Insects 2022, 13, 1102. [https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13121102] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/79272 10.3390/insects13121102 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI