lˈɪstɹʊɹɹə wʌz fˈɜːst dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt fɔːɹ tˈuː spˈiːsiːz fɹʌm sˈaʊθiːstɚn bɹɐzˈɪl, ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈɛkɚd ʌvðə sˈʌbfɐmˌɪli ɡlˈænɐptɚɹˌɪdʒɪnˌiː aʊtsˈaɪd ʌvðɪ ˈæmɐzˌɑːn ɹˈɪvɚ bˈeɪsən.
Listrura was first described in 1988 for two species from southeastern Brazil, the first record of the subfamily Glanapteryginae outside of the Amazon River basin.