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Algonquin Provincial Park – Oxtongue River ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK – OXTONGUE RIVER One Malaise trap was deployed at the Oxtongue River site in Algonquin Provincial Park in 2014 (45.4621, - 78.796, 417m ASL; Figure 1). This trap collected arthropods for twenty weeks from May 6 – September 23, 2014. All 10 Malaise trap samples were processed; every other sample was analyzed using the individual specimen protocol while the second half was analyzed via bulk analysis. A total of 1542 BINs were obtained. Over half the BINs captured were flies (Diptera), followed by bees, ants and wasps (Hymenoptera), moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera), and beetles (Coleoptera; Figure 2). In total, 380 arthropod species were named, representing 26.5% of the BINs from the site (Appendix 1). All the BINs were assigned at least Figure 1. Malaise trap deployed at the Oxtongue to family, and 60.4% were assigned to a genus River site at Algonquin Provincial Park in 2014. (Appendix 2). Specimens collected from Oxtongue River represent 181 different families and 479 genera. Figure 2. Taxonomy breakdown of BINs captured in the Malaise trap at Oxtongue River. APPENDIX 1. TAXONOMY REPORT Class Order Family Genus Species Arachnida Araneae Amaurobiidae Callobius Callobius bennetti Araneidae Araniella Araniella displicata Larinioides Larinioides patagiatus Clubionidae Clubiona Clubiona spiralis Dictynidae Dictyna Dictyna brevitarsa Emblyna Emblyna maxima Emblyna sublata Linyphiidae Aphileta Aphileta misera Ceraticelus Ceraticelus atriceps Ceratinopsis Ceratinopsis nigriceps Grammonota Grammonota angusta Helophora Helophora insignis Oreonetides Philodromidae Philodromus Philodromus vulgaris Pisauridae Dolomedes Dolomedes tenebrosus Salticidae Neon Theridiidae Enoplognatha Sarcoptiformes Alycidae Page 1 of 25 Class Order Family Genus Species Damaeidae Eremaeidae Eueremaeus Eueremaeus marshalli Neoliodidae Oribatulidae Phauloppia Peloppiidae Ceratoppia Scheloribatidae Trhypochthoniidae Trhypochthonius Trombidiformes Anystidae Bdellidae Erythraeidae Leptus Eupodidae Rhagidiidae Collembola Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae Entomobrya Entomobrya assuta Entomobrya atrocincta Entomobrya nivalis Willowsia Willowsia buski Tomoceridae Tomocerus Symphypleona Bourletiellidae Bourletiella Dicyrtomidae Katiannidae Diplopoda Julida Parajulidae Insecta Lepidoptera Argyresthiidae Argyresthia Argyresthia austerella Page 2 of 25 Class Order Family Genus Species Argyresthia oreasella Blastobasidae Asaphocrita Asaphocrita aphidiella Hypatopa Hypatopa vestaliella Pigritia Pigritia laticapitella Bucculatricidae Bucculatrix Cosmopterigidae Cosmopterix Crambidae Eudonia Eudonia alpina Scoparia Scoparia biplagialis Scoparia penumbralis Depressariidae Psilocorsis Psilocorsis reflexella Drepanidae Eudeilinia Eudeilinia herminiata Erebidae Chytolita Halysidota Halysidota tessellaris Idia Idia rotundalis Palthis Palthis angustipennis Pechipogo Pechipogo strigilata Phalaenophana Phalaenophana pyramusalis Polypogon Polypogon tentacularia Renia Renia factiosalis Zanclognatha Zanclognatha laevigata Zanclognatha nr. lituralis Page 3 of 25 Class Order Family Genus Species Zanclognatha pedipilalis Zanclognatha zelleralis Gelechiidae Anacampsis Anacampsis conclusella Bryotropha Bryotropha gemella Chionodes Chionodes mediofuscella Coleotechnites Dichomeris Dichomeris mercatrix Dichomeris punctipennella Pseudotelphusa Scrobipalpa Scrobipalpa salinella Trypanisma Geometridae Anticlea Anticlea vasiliata Besma Besma endropiaria Campaea Campaea perlata Ectropis Ectropis crepuscularia Euchlaena Eupithecia Eupithecia annulata Homochlodes Hydrelia Hypagyrtis Lambdina Melanolophia Metarranthis Operophtera Operophtera bruceata Orthonama Orthonama obstipata Rheumaptera Gracillariidae Caloptilia Caloptilia packardella Page 4 of 25 Class Order Family Genus Species Cameraria Parornix Parornix obliterella Phyllonorycter Incurvariidae Paraclemensia Paraclemensia acerifoliella Lasiocampidae Malacosoma Malacosoma disstria Micropterigidae Epimartyria Epimartyria auricrinella Momphidae Mompha Nepticulidae Glaucolepis Glaucolepis saccharella Stigmella Stigmella rhamnicola Noctuidae Apamea Apamea dubitans Crocigrapha Crocigrapha normani Diarsia Elaphria Elaphria versicolor Euplexia Euplexia benesimilis Helotropha Helotropha reniformis Homorthodes Homorthodes furfurata Morrisonia Morrisonia evicta Morrisonia latex Orthodes Orthodes cynica Orthodes detracta Policocnemis Policocnemis ungulatus Sympistis Page 5 of 25 Class Order Family Genus Species Notodontidae Heterocampa Heterocampa guttivitta Nadata Peridea Peridea basitriens Symmerista Symmerista leucitys Nymphalidae Megisto Megisto cymela Vanessa Vanessa atalanta Oecophoridae Eido Eido trimaculella Pyralidae Condylolomia Condylolomia participalis Pococera Tineidae Nemapogon Nemapogon tylodes Tortricidae Acleris Acleris nivisellana Ancylis Ancylis nubeculana Anopina Argyrotaenia Argyrotaenia mariana Choristoneura Clepsis Clepsis melaleucanus Clepsis peritana Clepsis virescana Coelostathma Coelostathma discopunctana Cydia Epinotia Epinotia radicana Olethreutes Olethreutes concinnana Page 6 of 25 Class Order Family Genus Species Pandemis Proteoteras Proteoteras aesculana Sparganothis Syndemis Hymenoptera Andrenidae Andrena Andrena clarkella Apidae Ceratina Braconidae Apanteles Apanteles ensiger Bassus Bassus annulipes Bracon Centistes Chorebus Dinotrema Dolichogenidea Euphoriella Glyptapanteles Heterospilus Macrocentrus Meteorus Microgaster Microplitis Oncophanes Orthostigma Peristenus Praon Rhysipolis Wesmaelia Ceraphronidae Crabronidae Trypoxylon Diapriidae Aclista Monelata Diprionidae Gilpinia Gilpinia hercyniae Page 7 of 25 Class Order Family Genus Species Dryinidae Anteon Anteon osborni Aphelopus Aphelopus albopictus Encyrtidae Eulophidae Figitidae Formicidae Lasius Halictidae Augochlorella Ichneumonidae Agrothereutes Agrothereutes abbreviatus Apechthis Apechthis annulicornis Chorinaeus Chorinaeus subcarinatus Cylloceria Cylloceria melancholica Diadegma Dialipsis Dialipsis dissimilis Dusona Enicospilus Gelis Ichneumon Ichneumon validicornis Ischnus Mesochorus Mesochorus curvulus Ophion Ophion idoneus Orthocentrus Orthocentrus fulvipes Orthocentrus winnertzii Phytodietus Pimpla Plectiscus Plectiscus callidulus Stenomacrus Syrphoctonus Page 8 of 25 Class Order Family Genus Species Syrphoctonus pallipes Tromatobia Megaspilidae Mymaridae Anagrus Pamphiliidae Cephalcia Platygastridae Platygaster Synopeas Telenomus Telenomus autumnalis Trichacis Pteromalidae Tenthredinidae Ametastegia Craesus Macrophya Macrophya varia Trigonalidae Orthogonalys Orthogonalys pulchella Vespidae Dolichovespula Psocodea Amphipsocidae Polypsocus Polypsocus corruptus Caeciliusidae Valenzuela Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela nadleri Lachesillidae Lachesilla Lepidopsocidae Echmepteryx Echmepteryx hageni Myopsocidae Lichenomima Peripsocidae Peripsocus Peripsocus madidus Peripsocus subfasciatus Page 9 of 25 Class Order Family Genus Species Psocidae Blaste Indiopsocus Indiopsocus infumatus Metylophorus Metylophorus novaescotiae Diptera Cecidomyiidae Asteromyia Contarinia Dasineura Peromyia Chironomidae Bryophaenocladius Bryophaenocladius ictericus Chironomus Chironomus acidophilus Chironomus maturus Chironomus melanescens Conchapelopia Cricotopus Cricotopus triannulatus Dicrotendipes Gymnometriocnemus Gymnometriocnemus brumalis Heterotrissocladius Heterotrissocladius changi Heterotrissocladius sp. ES01 Krenopelopia Limnophyes Limnophyes asquamatus Limnophyes minimus Limnophyes schnelli Limnophyes sp. 14ES Metriocnemus Micropsectra Micropsectra subletteorum Microtendipes Microtendipes pedellus Orthocladius Paracladopelma Paracladopelma winnelli Parametriocnemus Page 10 of 25 Class Order Family Genus Species Paraphaenocladius Paraphaenocladius impensus Paratanytarsus Parochlus Parochlus kiefferi Phaenopsectra Polypedilum Polypedilum sp. ES01 Rheotanytarsus Rheotanytarsus pellucidus Smittia Smittia sp. 16ES Tanytarsus Tanytarsus glabrescens Tanytarsus guerlus Tanytarsus mendax Acroceridae Agromyzidae Phytobia Phytoliriomyza Phytoliriomyza pulchella Anisopodidae Sylvicola Anthomyiidae Anthomyia Anthomyia mimetica Chirosia Chirosia similata Delia Egle Eutrichota Eutrichota lipsia Hydrophoria Hydrophoria lancifer Hylemya Lasiomma Lasiomma atricaudum Pegomya Pegomya geniculata Asilidae Laphria Neoitamus Neoitamus flavofemoratus Page 11 of 25 Class Order Family Genus Species Aulacigastridae Aulacigaster Bibionidae Bibio Bibio xanthopus Bombyliidae Bombylius Bombylius major Bombylius pygmaeus Calliphoridae Calliphora Calliphora coloradensis Calliphora livida Phormia Phormia regina Ceratopogonidae Atrichopogon Dasyhelea Forcipomyia Forcipomyia glauca Chloropidae Gaurax Gaurax shannoni Incertella Parectecephala Parectecephala eucera Clusiidae Clusiodes Clusiodes ater Corethrellidae Corethrella Corethrella brakeleyi Culicidae Aedes Aedes provocans Culiseta Culiseta melanura Ochlerotatus Ochlerotatus diantaeus Diadocidiidae Ditomyiidae Symmerus Dolichopodidae Page 12 of 25 Class Order Family Genus Species Amblypsilopus Amblypsilopus scintillans Chrysotimus Chrysotimus delicatus Dolichopus Gymnopternus Gymnopternus subulatus Sympycnus Sympycnus lineatus Xanthochlorus Xanthochlorus helvinus Drosophilidae Drosophila Drosophila falleni Drosophila neotestacea Scaptomyza Scaptomyza pallida Empididae Chelipoda Chelipoda truncata Hilara Rhamphomyia Ephydridae Philygria Philygria debilis Fanniidae Fannia Fannia corvina Fannia sociella Heleomyzidae Suillia Suillia apicalis Hybotidae Bicellaria Hybos Hybos reversus Platypalpus Trichina Iteaphila-group Iteaphila
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