Plecoptera of Gunnison County, ColoradoIntroduction to the NemouridaeWinter Stoneflies, Tiny Early Winter Black Stonefly, Tiny Late Winter Black Stonefly, Spring Stoneflies, Nemourid StoneflyUpdated 16 Aug 2009
TSN 102517  This shows the classic "Neumoridae X" on the top part of the wing.
Provisional Species ListAmphinemura banksiAmphineura linda Malenka californica Malenka coloradensis Malenka flexura Podmosta decepta Podmosta delicatula Prostoia besametsa Zapada cinctipes Zapada frigida Zapada haysi Zapada oregonensis Good LinksOn this website:Key to Nemouridae Nymphs Key to Nemouridae Males Key to Nemouridae Females Other Websites: Nemouridae - Aquatic Insects of Michigan by Ethan Bright http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/~ethanbr/aim/Keys/Plecoptera/id_pom_nemouridae.html PAN Pesticides database: http://www.pesticideinfo.org/PCW/List_AquireAll.jsp?Species=1221 ReferencesAllan,JD 1978 Trout predation and the size composition of stream drift. Limnology and Oceanography 23 6, 1231-1237.Allan,JD 1987 Macroinvertebrate drift in a Rocky Mountain stream. Hydrobiologia 144, 261-268. Baumann,RW 1975 Revision of the stonefly family Nemouridae (Plecoptera): A study of the world fauna at the generic level. Smithsonian Contributions Zoology 211, 1-74. Pdf 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 17: "The members of this family are the most common stoneflies in most habitats in the Rocky Mountains. The nymphs are small and stout bodied with numerous spines and hairs on the dorsal surface and appendages (fig. 63). The adults are easily recognized by the distinctive nemourid "X" in the forewings at the cord (figs 140-143). This family is very important from an ecological standpoint because they are often the dominant primary consumers in flowing water ecosystems. They are detritovores and often act as shredders of heterotrophic material, such as leaves, that enter the ecosystem from outside." Duffield,RM; Nelson,CH 1998 Stoneflies (Plecoptera) in the diet of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis Mitchell) in Libby Creek, Wyoming, USA. Hydrobiologia 380, 59-65. Quote from page 61: " The Nemouridae were represented by five species in the stomach samples. Malenka flexura, Podmosta decepta, P. delicatula, Zapada cinctipes, and Z. haysi were recovered largely as larvae. The latter species, constituting 12.3% of the total stonefly dietary component, was the second most abundant species recovered. Adult female:male ratio of this species was approximately 1.2:1. 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. Has brief comments on many of the stoneflies of Colorado. Mihuc,TB; Mihuc,JR 1995 Trophic ecology of five shredders in a Rocky Mountain stream. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 10(3) 209-216. Stark,BP; Szczytko,SW; Baumann,RW 1986 North American stoneflies (Plecoptera): systematics, distribution, and taxonomic references. Great Basin Naturalist 46, 383-397. Stewart,KW and Alexander,NH 2008 The nymphs of three Nemouridae species (Plecoptera) from Oregon temporary headwaters streams. Transactions of the North American Entomological Society 134: 173-183. Stewart,KW; Stark,BP 2002 Nymphs of North American Stonefly Genera. 2nd edition The Caddis Press, Columbus, Ohio. 510 pages. |