Plecoptera: Nemouridae of Gunnison County, Colorado
Zapada frigida (Claassen) 1923 Frigid Forestfly
Updated 11 Dec 2006
Notes
This animal may not be present in our area, but it's worth looking for it at higher elevations. The genus Zapada was previously named Nemoura. Older publications may refer to this species as Nemoura frigida.
Good Links
On this website:
Introduction to Zapada
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/co/225.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 46: "The nymps are usually found in small headwater streams and spring fed creeks. This species is found primarily in the northwest but is never common. The adults emerge from March to August."
Bottorff,RL and Bottorff,LD 2007 Phenology and diversity of adult stoneflies (Plecoptera) of a small coastal stream, California. Illiesia 3(1):1-9 pdf 292 Kb
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: " "
Stark,BP; Oblad,BR; Gaufin,AR 1973 An annotated list of the Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Colorado Part I. Entomological News 84 9, 269-277.
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