Stoneflies - Plecoptera: Nemouridae of Gunnison County, ColoradoMalenka flexura - Twisted Forestfly(Claassen 1923)Updated 25 Jan 2012
TSN 102579 NotesThe genus Malenka was previously named Nemoura. Older publications may refer to this species as Nemoura flexura.Good LinksOn this website:Malenka Introduction 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/188.htm ReferencesBaumann,RW, Gaufin,AR and Surdick,RF 1977 The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Rocky Mountains. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 31, 1-208.Quote from page 32: "This species occurs commonly in springs, creeks and small rivers. The adults emerge from March to December. " They show M. flexura is present in Gunnison County. Claassen,PW 1923 New species of North American Plecoptera. Canadian Entomologist 55, 257-263,281-292. 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 392: "The type locality of this species is Boulder County. It has a spotty distribution, which corresponds to it's affinity for habitats influenced by spring-fed water sources. " Stewart,KW and Stark,BP 2002 Nymphs of North American Stonefly Genera. 2nd edition The Caddis Press, Columbus, Ohio. 510 pages. Illustration of nymph on page 190-191, figure 9.5-9.6 Williams,MC; Lichtwardt,RW 1987 Two new Trichomycete species from Zapada spp. (Stonefly) nymphs with an unusual distribution. Mycologia 79, 473-478. They found the Trichomycete fungus Genistelloides helicoides in the hindguts of M. flexura. |