AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY TAXONOMIC LISTING OF BENTHOS Classification of Important Freshwater Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Maryland/DC June 5, 2019

PHYLUM/ FAMILY COMMON NAME TOTAL PHYLUM/ FAMILY COMMON NAME TOTAL Class/Order/Suborder Class/Order/Suborder ANNELIDA Diptera True Flies Hirudinea Erpobdellidae Leeches (cylindrical) Send in to verify Athericidae Watersnipe flies Glossiphoniidae Leeches (flat, wide at end) Send in to verify Ceratopogonidae Biting midges Oligochaeta Lumbriculidae Aquatic worms Chironomidae Midges PLATYHELMINTHES Dugesiidae Planarians, flatworms Culicidae Mosquitoes MOLLUSCA Send in to verify Dixidae Dixid midges Bivalvia Corbiculidae Asian clams Send in to verify Empididae Aquatic dance flies Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams Simuliidae Black flies Unionidae Freshwater mussels Tabanidae Horse/deer flies Gastropoda Ancylidae Limpets (low, flat cones) Tipulidae Crane flies: Genus not identified Lymnaeidae River/pond snails (right) Genus Antocha Physidae Pouch snails (left opening) Genus Dicranota Planorbidae Wheel or orb snails Send in to verify Operculate snails Genus Hexatoma Genus Tipula ARTHROPODA

Malacostraca Trichoptera Caddisflies (CF) Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds Brachycentridae Humpless case maker CF Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic sowbugs Glossosomatidae Saddlecase maker CF Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfish Hydropsychidae Common netspinner CF Insecta Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies Coleoptera Aquatic Beetles Lepidostomatidae Lepidostomatid Case Makers Dryopidae Long-toed water beetles Leptoceridae Longhorned case maker CF Dytiscidae Predaceous diving beetles Limnephilidae Northern case maker CF Elmidae Riffle beetles: Send in to verify Molannidae Hoodcase maker CF Genus not identified Send in to verify Odontoceridae Strongcase maker CF Genus Ancyronyx Philopotamidae Fingernet caddisflies Genus Macronychus Phryganeidae Giant case maker CF Genus Stenelmis Polycentropodidae Trumpetnet caddisflies Gyrinidae Whirligig beetles Psychomyiidae Tubemaker caddisflies Haliplidae Crawling water beetles Send in to verify Rhyacophilidae Freeliving caddisflies Hydrophilidae Water scavenger beetles Uenoidae Uenoid case maker CF Psephenidae Water pennies Ptilodactylidae Ptilodacytylid beetles PHYLUM/ FAMILY COMMON NAME TOTAL PHYLUM/ FAMILY COMMON NAME TOTAL Class/Order/Suborder Class/Order/Suborder Ephemeroptera Mayflies Plecoptera Stoneflies (SF) Ameletidae Ameletid minnow mayflies Capniidae Slender winter stoneflies Baetidae Small minnow mayflies: Send in to verify Chloroperlidae Green stoneflies Genus not identified Send in to verify Leuctridae Rolledwinged stoneflies Genus Acentrella Nemouridae Nemourid/spring stoneflies Genus Baetis Send in to verify Peltoperlidae Roachlike stoneflies Send in to verify Baetiscidae Armored mayflies Perlidae Common stoneflies Caenidae Small squaregill mayflies Perlodidae Perlodid stoneflies Ephemerellidae Spiny crawler mayflies: Send in to verify Pteronarcyidae Giant stoneflies Genus not identified Taeniopterygidae Taen.broadback/winter SF: Genus Drunella Genus not identified Genus Ephemerella Genus Strophopteryx Genus Eurylophella Genus Taeniopteryx Genus Serratella Ephemeridae Common burrower mayfly Megaloptera “Large Wings” Heptageniidae Flatheaded mayflies: Corydalidae Dobsonflies/fishflies: Genus not identified Subfamily not identified Send in to verify Genus Epeorus Chauliodes Fishflies (no brushy gills) Genus Maccaffertium Corydalus Dobsonflies (brushy gills) Send in to verify Genus Stenacron Sialidae Alderflies Isonychiidae Brushlegged mayflies Leptohyphidae Little stout crawler Hemiptera True Bugs mayflies Belostomatidae Giant water bugs Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled mayflies: Veliidae Short-legged striders Genus not identified Other: Genus Leptophlebia Genus Paraleptophlebia Send in to verify Siphlonuridae Primitive minnow mayfly

Odonata Dragonflies & Damselflies Anisoptera Dragonflies Aeshnidae Darner dragonflies Unable to identify something you collected or found something interesting? Send in to verify Cordulegastridae Biddies/spiketails If you cannot identify an individual(s); need verification of the order, family, or genus; Send in to verify Corduliidae Green-eyed skimmers or have something to share with the Macro ID classes: Gomphidae Clubtail dragonflies • Place it in a vial of alcohol and write the date and team number on the vial's label Send in to verify Libellulidae Common skimmers • On this form give Zygoptera Damselflies (1) Your reason for submitting the fixed specimen; Calopterygidae Broadwinged damselflies (2) Whether or not you included it in the counts on this form; and Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged damselfly (3) Where you included it. • Return the vial to ANS along with the data collection sheets.