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Download .PDF Tarter, D.C., D.L. Chaffee, S.A. Grubbs, & R.E. DeWalt. 2015. New state records of Kentucky (USA) stoneflies (Plecoptera). Illiesia, 11(13):167-174. Available online: http://illiesia.speciesfile.org/papers/Illiesia11-13.pdf http://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:50B8AA68-07CF-4D7C-8826-AC7B17FF3E99 NEW STATE RECORDS OF KENTUCKY (USA) STONEFLIES (PLECOPTERA) Donald C. Tarter1, Dwight L. Chaffee2, Scott A. Grubbs3, & R. Edward DeWalt4 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia 25755, U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected] 2 Forest Biologist, P.O. Box 814, Richmond, Kentucky 40476, U.S.A. 3 Department of Biology and Center for Biodiversity Studies, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101, U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected] 4 University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute, Illinois Natural History Survey, 1816 S Oak St., Champaign, Illinois, 61820, U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT The checklist of the stoneflies of Kentucky is updated to 125 species. Fourteen new or confirmed state records and associated range extensions are reported for Leuctra carolinensis Claassen, L. truncata Claassen, L. variabilis Hanson, Alloperla aracoma Harper & Kirchner, Sweltsa lateralis (Banks), Agnetina annulipes (Hagen), Neoperla coosa Smith & Stark, Paragnetina kansensis (Banks), Perlesta ouabache Grubbs & DeWalt, P. placida (Hagen), Hydroperla fugitans (Needham & Claassen), Isoperla bilineata (Say), I. kirchneri Szczytko & Kondratieff, and I. namata Frison. Keywords: Plecoptera, stoneflies, Kentucky, U.S.A, state records, range extensions INTRODUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS Tarter et al. (2006) provided the most recent New and confirmed state records were based checklist to the stoneflies of Kentucky, reporting mainly on independent collecting efforts by the 110 species in 34 genera. Fifteen new state records authors since Tarter et al. (2006) and material were included. The intent of this paper is to update housed at the Illinois Natural History Survey, the Kentucky faunal list of Plecoptera, including Champaign, Illinois (INHS). Some locality data the addition of 14 species either previously were recorded directly with portable GPS units or unknown from the state or whose identity has been georeferenced using ACME Mapper 2.1. Other confirmed with recent taxonomic changes and codens used herein are R.W. Baumann collection, revisions. Monte L. Bean Museum, Brigham Young Illiesia – http://illiesia.speciesfile.org Volume 11 – Number 13 – Page 167 Tarter, D.C., D.L. Chaffee, S.A. Grubbs, & R.E. DeWalt. 2015. New state records of Kentucky (USA) stoneflies (Plecoptera). Illiesia, 11(13):167-174. Available online: http://illiesia.speciesfile.org/papers/Illiesia11-13.pdf University, Provo, Utah (BYUC), Donald C. Tarter occurred since Tarter et al. (2006). Soyedina calcarea collection, Marshall University, Huntington, West Grubbs and Leuctra schusteri Grubbs were Virginia (DCTC), Ohio Biological Survey described from the Mammoth Cave region (Grubbs Collection, Columbus, Ohio (OBSC), Purdue 2006, Grubbs 2015). These two additions increased Entomological Research Collection, West Lafayette, the number of species with Kentucky type Indiana (PERC), and Western Kentucky University, localities from seven to nine (Tarter et al. 2006). Bowling Green (WKUC). Alloperla petasata Surdick was described from Virginia (Surdick 2004) and noted from Kentucky RESULTS AND DISCUSSION by Baumann & Kondratieff (2009). Perlesta shawnee Emendations and taxonomic changes have Grubbs was described from Illinois and Indiana resulted in the removal or substitution of six (Grubbs 2005) and first reported from the state in species from the state checklist. Prior records of Grubbs (2012). Szczytko & Kondratieff (2015) Sweltsa onkos (Ricker) likely all pertain to S. provided the first Kentucky record of Isoperla hoffmani Kondratieff & Kirchner and are discussed montana (Banks) and included I. nelsoni Szczytko & in greater detail below. Perlesta napacola DeWalt Kondratieff in the distribution list for the state. was placed as a junior synonym of P. teaysia Fourteen new or confirmed state records are Kirchner & Kondratieff by Grubbs & DeWalt presented below, plus additional records of three (2008). Previous Kentucky records of Perlesta species whose distribution in Kentucky is also still shubuta Stark now refer to the broadly distributed meagerly understood. Overall, 125 species are now eastern Nearctic species P. ephelida Grubbs & known from Kentucky. All nine Nearctic families DeWalt (Grubbs & DeWalt 2012). Szczytko & are represented (Table 1). The Perlidae is easily the Kondratieff (2015), in their revision of eastern most species-rich family in the state (37), followed Nearctic Isoperla, were subsequently unable to by Perlodidae (21), and Capniidae (16) (Fig. 1). Six confirm the presence of I. bilineata (Say), I. namata genera in particular comprise just over half (66/125 Frison, I. richardsoni Frison, and I. similis (Hagen) in = 53%) of the recorded species: Allocapnia (15), Kentucky. Isoperla (13), Acroneuria (10), Leuctra (10), Perlesta Five additional new species descriptions have (10), and Alloperla (8). Perlidae Perlodidae Capniidae Leuctridae Chloroperlidae Taeniopterygidae Nemouridae Pteronarcyidae Peltoperlidae 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Fig. 1. Distribution of species among families of stoneflies known to occur in Kentucky. Illiesia – http://illiesia.speciesfile.org Volume 11 – Number 13 – Page 168 Tarter, D.C., D.L. Chaffee, S.A. Grubbs, & R.E. DeWalt. 2015. New state records of Kentucky (USA) stoneflies (Plecoptera). Illiesia, 11(13):167-174. Available online: http://illiesia.speciesfile.org/papers/Illiesia11-13.pdf Table 1. List of Kentucky stoneflies. New or confirmed records are marked by an asterisk * Family Capniidae Taeniopteryx lita Frison Allocapnia cunninghami Ross & Ricker Taeniopteryx maura (Pictet) Allocapnia curiosa Frison Taeniopteryx metequi Ricker & Ross Allocapnia forbesi Frison Taeniopteryx parvula Banks Allocapnia frisoni Ross & Ricker Taeniopteryx ugola Ricker & Ross Allocapnia granulata (Claassen) Allocapnia indianae Ricker Family Chloroperlidae Allocapnia mystica Frison *Alloperla aracoma Harper & Kirchner Allocapnia nivicola (Fitch) Alloperla caudata Frison Allocapnia ohioensis Ross & Ricker Alloperla chloris Frison Allocapnia pygmaea (Burmeister) Alloperla hamata Surdick Allocapnia recta (Claassen) Alloperla idei (Ricker) Allocapnia rickeri Frison Alloperla imbecilla (Say) Allocapnia smithi Ross & Ricker Alloperla petasata Surdick Allocapnia vivipara (Claassen) Alloperla usa Ricker Allocapnia zola Ricker Haploperla brevis (Banks) Paracapnia angulata Hanson Sweltsa hoffmani Kondratieff & Kirchner *Sweltsa lateralis (Banks) Family Leuctridae Leuctra alexanderi Hanson Family Perlidae Leuctra alta James Acroneuria abnormis (Newman) *Leuctra carolinensis Claassen Acroneuria carolinensis (Banks) Leuctra ferruginea (Walker) Acroneuria covelli Grubbs & Stark Leuctra rickeri James Acroneuria filicis Frison Leuctra schusteri Grubbs Acroneuria frisoni Stark & Brown Leuctra sibleyi Claassen Acroneuria hitchcocki Kondratieff & Kirchner Leuctra tenuis (Pictet) Acroneuria internata (Walker) *Leuctra truncata Claassen Acroneuria kirchneri Stark & Kondratieff *Leuctra variabilis Hanson Acroneuria lycorias (Newman) Paraleuctra sara (Claassen) Acroneuria perplexa Frison Zealeuctra claasseni (Frison) *Agnetina annulipes (Hagen) Zealeuctra fraxina Ricker & Ross Agnetina capitata (Pictet) Agnetina flavescens (Walsh) Family Nemouridae Eccoptura xanthenes (Newman) Amphinemura alabama Baumann Hansonoperla hokolesqua Kondratieff & Kirchner Amphinemura delosa (Ricker) Neoperla catharae Stark & Baumann Amphinemura nigritta (Provancher) Neoperla choctaw Stark & Baumann Amphinemura varshava (Ricker) Neoperla clymene (Newman) Amphinemura wui (Claassen) *Neoperla coosa Smith & Stark Ostrocerca truncata (Claassen) Neoperla gaufini Stark & Baumann Prostoia completa (Walker) Neoperla occipitalis (Pictet) Prostoia similis (Hagen) Neoperla stewarti Stark & Baumann Soyedina calcarea Grubbs Paragnetina immarginata (Say) Soyedina vallicularia (Wu) *Paragnetina kansensis (Banks) Paragnetina media (Banks) Family Taeniopterygidae Perlesta adena Stark Oemopteryx contorta (Needham & Claassen) Perlesta cinctipes (Banks) Strophopteryx appalachia Ricker & Ross Perlesta decipiens (Walsh) Strophopteryx fasciata (Burmeister) Perlesta ephelida Grubbs & DeWalt Taenionema atlanticum Ricker & Ross Perlesta lagoi Stark Taeniopteryx burksi Ricker & Ross Perlesta nitida Banks Illiesia – http://illiesia.speciesfile.org Volume 11 – Number 13 – Page 169 Tarter, D.C., D.L. Chaffee, S.A. Grubbs, & R.E. DeWalt. 2015. New state records of Kentucky (USA) stoneflies (Plecoptera). Illiesia, 11(13):167-174. Available online: http://illiesia.speciesfile.org/papers/Illiesia11-13.pdf *Perlesta ouabache Grubbs & DeWalt Leuctra truncata Claassen *Perlesta placida (Hagen) Distribution. Canada: NF, PQ. USA: CT, ME, PA, Perlesta shawnee Grubbs VA, WV (DeWalt et al. 2015) Perlesta teaysia Kirchner & Kondratieff Material examined. Bell Co., Shillalah Creek, 21 Perlinella drymo (Newman) September 2005, M. Floyd, 1♂, 1♀ (DCTC). Perlinella ephyre (Newman) Comments. Leuctra truncata is still a poorly Family Perlodidae understood species that is typically collected in the Clioperla clio (Newman) adult stage during late summer and autumn. This Diploperla kanawholensis Kirchner & Kondratieff record is near the southern extent of its known Diploperla robusta
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