Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae of Gunnison County, ColoradoSuwallia pallidula - Yellow SallflyBanks 1904Updated 18 Aug 2010
TSN 103256 Life HistoryDewalt and Stewart (1995) found that July is peak emergence for females. Only two male nymphs were collected in 3 years in the Rio Conejes river in southern Colorado. Extended emergers, adults were present in July and August. Kondratieff and Baumann (2002) note emergence is from late June to August for the state of Colorado.Locations CollectedKondratieff and Baumann (2002) note this may be the most common Suwallia in Colorado. Abundant in the middle and higher elevations of the mountains of Colorado.NotesOlder publications may refer to this species as Chloroperla pallidula.Good LinksOn this website:Introduction to Suwallia 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/305.htm ReferencesAlexander,KD; Stewart,KW 1997a Furthur considerations of mate searching behavior and communication in adult stoneflies (Plecoptera); first report of tremulation in Suwallia (Chloroperlidae). In: Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera: Biology-Ecology-Systematics. Eds: Landolt,P; Sartori,M MTL, Fribourg, 107-112.Alexander,KD; Stewart,KW 1997b The importance of aedeagal characters in species delineation and revision of the stonefly tribe Suwalliini Surdick (Chloroperlidae). In: Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera: Biology-Ecology-Systematics. Eds: Landolt,P; Sartori,M MTL, Fribourg, 484-488. Alexander,KD; Stewart,KW 1999 Revision of the genus Suwallia Ricker (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae). Transactions of American Entomological Society 125 3, 185-250. Banks,N 1904 Neuropteroid insects from New Mexico. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 30:97-110. Described as Chloroperla pallidula  
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 174: "This species is perhaps the most common and widespread member of the family in the Rocky Mountains. The adults emerge from May to October. " DeWalt,RE; Stewart,KW 1995 Life histories of stoneflies (Plecoptera) in the Rio Conejos of southern Colorado. Great Basin Naturalist 55, 1-18. 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 " According to the literature, this species may be the most common Suwallia in Colorado, often abundant in middle and higher elevation streams of the Mountain and Plateau regions. Consult Alexander and Stewart (1998) to distinguish adults from the sympatric S. starki. Emergence is generally from late June through August. " Stewart,KW; Stark,BP 2002 Nymphs of North American Stonefly Genera. 2nd edition The Caddis Press, Columbus, Ohio. 510 pages. Illustrations of nymph on pages 278-279, figures 11.19-11.20
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