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Stoneflies - Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae of Gunnison County, Colorado
Nymph key to Genera

1a. Cerci with dense fringe of long setae.

1b. Cerci without fringe of long setae.

Taenionema spp.
We cannot distinguish nymphs at this time

References

Baumann,RW; Gaufin,AR; Surdick,RF 1977 The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Rocky Mountains. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 31, 1-208. PDF

Stanger,JA and Baumann,RW 1993 A revision of the stonefly genus Taenionema (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, pp.171-229.
     Abstract: "Thirteen species of Taenionema are currently recognized. One species is known from Japan and the Soviet Far East, whereas twelve are North American in distribution. Descriptions and keys are given to adult males and females and a proposed phylogeny is presented. Four new species are named from western North America: T. jacobii, T. jewetti, T. uinta, and T. umatilla. Taenionema nigripenne (Banks) is synonymized under T. pallidum (Banks) and T. kincaidi (Hoppe) is recognized as a valid species."

Harper,PP; Lauzon,M; Harper,F 1991 Life cycles of 12 species of winter stoneflies from Quebec (Plecoptera, Capniidae and Taeniopterygidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 69 3, 787-796.

Good Links

Key to Taeniopterygidae Females
Key to Taeniopterygidae Males
Brown,WS 2004 Plecoptera or Stoneflies of Gunnison County, Colorado
www.gunnisoninsects.org