Plecoptera: PerlodidaeIsogenoides zionensis Hanson 1949Zion Springfly
Updated 5 June 2010
TSN 103133
Description
John Sandberg has posted a mov file of I. zionensis drumming on his website.
Life History
Sandberg and Stewart have published "Life History of the stonefly Isogenoides zionensis..." Available free online: http://www2.pms-lj.si/illiesia/papers/Illiesia01-04.pdf
Good Links
On this website:
Key to Perlodidae Nymphs
Introduction to Isogenoides
Other Websites:
Map - Kondratieff, Boris C. and Richard W. Baumann (coordinators). 2000. Stoneflies of the United States. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. (Version 12DEC2003). http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/sfly/usa/536.htm
References
Baumann,RW; Gaufin,AR; Surdick,RF 1977 The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Rocky Mountains. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 31, 1-208.
Quote from page 128: "Nymphs are sometimes common in creeks and rivers in the Southern Rockies, but few adults have been collected. The adults emerge in May and June. "
DeWalt,RE; Stewart,KW 1995 Life histories of stoneflies (Plecoptera) in the Rio Conejos of southern Colorado. Great Basin Naturalist 55, 1-18.
Fuller,RL; Stewart,K,W 1977 The food habits of stoneflies (Plecoptera) in the Upper Gunnison River, Colorado. Environmental Entomology 6, 293-302.
Kondratieff,BC; Baumann,RW 2002 A review of the stoneflies of Colorado with description of a new species of Capnia (Plecoptera: Capniidae). Transactions of American Entomological Society 128 3, 385-401.
Quote from page 397: "This species is generally restricted to the silty and warmer West Slope rivers and larger streams of the Plateau, but can be found: Summit Co., Blue River near Silverthorne, 13May1994,N. Voelz,3 males(CSU) and the Rio Conejos (DeWalt and Stewart 1995). "
Maketon,M;Stewart,KW; Kondratieff,BC and Kirchner,RF 1988 New Descriptions of Drumming and Evolution of the Behavior in North American Perlodidae (Plecoptera). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 61(2) 161-168 Abstract and first page
Sandberg,JB and Stewart,KW 2004 Capacity for extended egg diapause in six Isogenoides Klapálek species (Plecoptera: Perlodidae). Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 130(4): 411-423.
Sandberg and Stewart 2005 Life history of the stonefly Isogenoides zionensis (Plecoptera: Perlodidae) from the San Miguel River, Colorado. Illiesia 1(4)21-32. PDF
Sandberg,JB; Stewart,KW 2005 Vibrational communication (Drumming) of the nearartic stonefly genus Isogenoides (Plecoptera: Perlodidae). Transactions of American Entomological Society 131 1+2, 111-130.
Has sonogram of drumming duet between male and female on page 130.
Sandberg,JB; Stewart,KW 2005 Holomorphology and systematics of the stonefly genus Isogenoides (Plecoptera: Perlodidae). Transactions of American Entomological Society 131 3+4, 269-345.
Stewart,KW; Stark,BP 2002 Nymphs of North American Stonefly Genera. 2nd edition The Caddis Press, Columbus, Ohio. 510 pages.
Illustrations of nymph on page 404-405, figures 14.27-14.28
Stewart,KW and Szczytko,SW 1983 Drift of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera in two Colorado rivers. Freshwater Invertebrate Biology. 2(3)117-131. PDF
Stewart,KW and Zeiglera,DD 1984 Drumming behavior of twelve North American stonefly (Plecoptera) species: First descriptions in Peltoperlidae, Taeniopterygidae and Chloroperlidae. Aquatic Insects. 6(1) 49 - 61. Abstract
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