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Phylogeographic and Nested Clade Analysis of the Stonefly Pteronarcys
J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc., 2004, 23(4):824–838 q 2004 by The North American Benthological Society Phylogeographic and nested clade analysis of the stonefly Pteronarcys californica (Plecoptera:Pteronarcyidae) in the western USA JOHN S. K. KAUWE1 Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63110 USA DENNIS K. SHIOZAWA2 Department of Integrative Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602 USA R. PAUL EVANS3 Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602 USA Abstract. Long-distance dispersal by aquatic insects can be difficult to detect because direct mea- surement methods are expensive and inefficient. When dispersal results in gene flow, signs of that dispersal can be detected in the pattern of genetic variation within and between populations. Four hundred seventy-five base pairs of the mitochondrial gene, cytochrome b, were examined to inves- tigate the pattern of genetic variation in populations of the stonefly Pteronarcys californica and to determine if long-distance dispersal could have contributed to this pattern. Sequences were obtained from 235 individuals from 31 different populations in the western United States. Sequences also were obtained for Pteronarcella badia, Pteronarcys dorsata, Pteronarcys princeps, Pteronarcys proteus, and Pter- onarcys biloba. Phylogenies were constructed using all of the samples. Nested clade analysis on the P. californica sequence data was used to infer the processes that have generated the observed patterns of genetic variation. An eastern North American origin and 2 distinct genetic lineages of P.californica could be inferred from the analysis. Most of the current population structure in both lineages was explained by a pattern of restricted gene flow with isolation by distance (presumably the result of dispersal via connected streams and rivers), but our analyses also suggested that long-distance, over- land dispersal has contributed to the observed pattern of genetic variation. -
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Joey Steil From: Leslie Jordan <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 1:13 PM To: Angela Ruberto Subject: Potential Environmental Beneficial Users of Surface Water in Your GSA Attachments: Paso Basin - County of San Luis Obispo Groundwater Sustainabilit_detail.xls; Field_Descriptions.xlsx; Freshwater_Species_Data_Sources.xls; FW_Paper_PLOSONE.pdf; FW_Paper_PLOSONE_S1.pdf; FW_Paper_PLOSONE_S2.pdf; FW_Paper_PLOSONE_S3.pdf; FW_Paper_PLOSONE_S4.pdf CALIFORNIA WATER | GROUNDWATER To: GSAs We write to provide a starting point for addressing environmental beneficial users of surface water, as required under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). SGMA seeks to achieve sustainability, which is defined as the absence of several undesirable results, including “depletions of interconnected surface water that have significant and unreasonable adverse impacts on beneficial users of surface water” (Water Code §10721). The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a science-based, nonprofit organization with a mission to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Like humans, plants and animals often rely on groundwater for survival, which is why TNC helped develop, and is now helping to implement, SGMA. Earlier this year, we launched the Groundwater Resource Hub, which is an online resource intended to help make it easier and cheaper to address environmental requirements under SGMA. As a first step in addressing when depletions might have an adverse impact, The Nature Conservancy recommends identifying the beneficial users of surface water, which include environmental users. This is a critical step, as it is impossible to define “significant and unreasonable adverse impacts” without knowing what is being impacted. To make this easy, we are providing this letter and the accompanying documents as the best available science on the freshwater species within the boundary of your groundwater sustainability agency (GSA). -
Nymphs of the Stonefly (Plecoptera) Genus Taeniopteryx
3-79 NYMPHS OF THE STONEFLY (PLECOPTERA) GENUS TAENIOPTERYX OF NORTH AMERICA THESIS Presented to the Graduate Council of the North Texas State University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE By Kate Matthews Fullington, B.S. Denton, Texas May, 1978 Fullington, Kate M., Nymphs of the Stonefly (Plecop- tera) Genus Taeniopteryx of North America. Master of Science (Biology), May, 1978, 79 pp., 26 illustrations, literature cited, 33 titles. Nymphs of the 9 Nearctic Taeniopteryx species were reared and studied, 1976-78. Two morphologically allied groupings, the Taeniopteryx burksi-maura, and T. lita- lonicera-starki complexes corresponded with adult complexes. A key separating 7 species, based primarily upon pigment patterns and abdominal setal arrangements, was constructed. Taeniopteryx lita and T. starki were indistinguishable; T. burksi was separated from T. maurawhen no developing femoral spur was present. This study was based upon 839 nymphs. Mouthparts were not species-diagnostic. Detailed habitus illustrations were made for 6 species. Egg SEM study revealed that 3 species were 1.2-1.4 mm diameter, with a highly sculptured chorion, generally re- sembling a Maclura fruit; micropyle were scattered. Taeniopteryx lita, lonicera, starki and ugola nymphs were described for the first time. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. ...... iv Chapter I. INTRODUCTION... .o..... .. 1 II. MATERIALS AND METHODS .. .. 5 III. RESULTS..o. ........ 14 .. Taeniopte burksi Taenioteryx, lita Taeniopteryx lonicera Taeniopteryx maura Taeniopteryx metegui Taeniopteryx nivalis TaenioptEryx parvula Taeniopteryx starki Taeniopteryx ugola IV. DISCUSSION . .. 0.* . 51 LITERATURE CITED.... ....... 58 APPENDIX....0.. .. .. ...... 61 iii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Page 1. -
2020 Progress Report
Colorado Coldwater Stream Ecology Investigations Project Summary Dan A. Kowalski Aquatic Research Scientist 2020 Progress Report Colorado Parks & Wildlife Aquatic Research Section Fort Collins, Colorado August 2020 STATE OF COLORADO Jared Polis, Governor COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Dan Gibbs, Executive Director COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE Dan Prenzlow, Director WILDLIFE COMMISSION Marvin McDaniel, Chair Dallas May Carrie Besnette Hauser, Vice-Chair Duke Phillips IV Marie Haskett, Secretary Luke B. Schafer Taishya Adams James Jay Tutchton Betsy Blecha Eden Vardy Charles Garcia Ex Officio/Non-Voting Members: Kate Greenberg, Dan Gibbs and Dan Prenzlow AQUATIC RESEARCH STAFF George J. Schisler, Aquatic Research Leader Kelly Carlson, Aquatic Research Program Assistant Pete Cadmus, Aquatic Research Scientist/Toxicologist, Water Pollution Studies Eric R. Fetherman, Aquatic Research Scientist, Salmonid Disease Studies Ryan Fitzpatrick, Aquatic Research Scientist, Eastern Plains Native Fishes Eric E. Richer, Aquatic Research Scientist/Hydrologist, Stream Habitat Restoration Matthew C. Kondratieff, Aquatic Research Scientist, Stream Habitat Restoration Dan Kowalski, Aquatic Research Scientist, Stream & River Ecology Adam G. Hansen, Aquatic Research Scientist, Coldwater Lakes and Reservoirs Kevin B. Rogers, Aquatic Research Scientist, Colorado Cutthroat Studies Kevin G. Thompson, Aquatic Research Scientist, 3-Species and Boreal Toad Studies Andrew J. Treble, Aquatic Research Scientist, Aquatic Data Management and Analysis Brad Neuschwanger, -
Plecoptera: Perlodidae), a Holarctic Stonefly Confirmedr F Om Lake Superior, with a Review and First Checklist of the Stoneflies of Michigan
The Great Lakes Entomologist Volume 34 Number 2 - Fall/Winter 2001 Number 2 - Fall/ Article 10 Winter 2001 October 2001 Arcynopteryx Compacta (Plecoptera: Perlodidae), A Holarctic Stonefly Confirmedr F om Lake Superior, With a Review and First Checklist of the Stoneflies of Michigan Scott A. Grubbs Western Kentucky University Ethan Bright University of Michigan Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle Part of the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Grubbs, Scott A. and Bright, Ethan 2001. "Arcynopteryx Compacta (Plecoptera: Perlodidae), A Holarctic Stonefly Confirmedr F om Lake Superior, With a Review and First Checklist of the Stoneflies of Michigan," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 34 (2) Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol34/iss2/10 This Peer-Review Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Biology at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Great Lakes Entomologist by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member at [email protected]. Grubbs and Bright: <i>Arcynopteryx Compacta</i> (Plecoptera: Perlodidae), A Holarcti 2001 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 77 ARCYNOPTERYX COMPACTA (PLECOPTERA: PERLODIDAE), A HOLARCTIC STONEFLY CONFIRMED FROM LAKE SUPERIOR, WITH A REVIEW AND FIRST CHECKLIST OF 'rHE STONEFLIES OF MICHIGAN Scott A. Grubbs' and Ethan Bright2 ABSTRACT Arcynopteryx compacta, a northern Holarctic species, is confirmed from Lake Superior along the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. A checklist of stoneflies ofMichigan is provided, reporting 58 species plus a list of an additional 19 species that are likely to occur in the state. -
Larvae of North American Species of Pteronarcys (Plecoptera: Pteronarcyidae)
Myers, L.W. and B.C. Kondratieff. 2017. Larvae of North American species of Pteronarcys (Plecoptera: Pteronarcyidae). Illiesia, 13(16):192-224. https://doi.org/10.25031/2017/13.16 http://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:68D355B3-CD8A-4699-AC4E-94527D18FE24 LARVAE OF NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF PTERONARCYS (PLECOPTERA: PTERONARCYIDAE) L.W. Myers1 and B.C. Kondratieff2 1 Lake Champlain Research Institute, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected] 2 Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT Larvae of the eight North American Pteronarcys (Plecoptera: Pteronarcyidae) species have been difficult or impossible to identify over the past century. This stems from the lack of rigorous comparisons of reared material. The absence of a reliable key diminishes the importance of Pteronarcys larvae in aquatic ecological and biomonitoring studies. We provide comparative larval descriptions and a key illustrated with high resolution photographs of important diagnostic characters for the eight North American species of Pteronarcys. Earlier descriptions are reviewed and supplemented with new photographs, illustrations and morphometric data to aid in the separation of morphologically similar species. Keywords: Stonefly larvae, Plecoptera, Pteronarcyidae, Pteronarcys, North America INTRODUCTION Hanson (1971) originally recognized six species The stonefly genus Pteronarcys Newman, 1838 is groups, whereas Stark & Szczytko (1982) only represented by eight valid species in North America recognized three species groups within Pteronarcys. (Stark & Szczytko 1982, Nelson 2000, DeWalt et al. Larvae of species that possessed abdominal spines 2017). Two more species, P. -
Plecoptera:Perlidae)
THE LIFE HISTORY AND ECOLOGY OF THE STONEFLY NEOPERLA CLYMENE (NEWMAN)(PLECOPTERA:PERLIDAE) APPROVED: or Professo moxy Processor Director of the Department of Biology Dean of the Graduate School Vaught, George L., The Life History and Ecology of the Stonefly Neoperla clymene (Newman)(Plecoptera:Perlidae). Master of Science (Biology), August, 1972, 56pp., 4 tables, 10 illustrations, bibliography, 53 titles. The objective of this investigation was to provide new and more detailed information on the life history and eco- logy of Neoperla clymene, through an intensive study of the species in the Brazos River, Texas. Nymphal development was determined from 737 specimens from monthly quantitative sam- ples, and bi-monthly qualitative samples taken from November 1970 to October 1971. A total of 443 nymphs were collected during the months of March, April, May, and July to determine the kinds and numbers of food organisms consumed by N. clymene, and to investigate periodicity and electivity of feeding. Light trap samples were taken from March to September 1971 for determination of emergence cycle and adult sex ratios. Mating, fecundity, incubation and egg descriptions were de- termined through field and supplemental laboratory observa- tions. The conclusions of this investigation were: 1) Emergence, mating and oviposition of adults was noc- turnal, reaching a peak during the months of June and July. 2) Mean fecundity of dissected virgin females was 646 eggs, up to 3 egg masses were obtained from females held in laboratory aquaria and they averaged 98 eggs/egg mass. The number of eggs per egg mass from field-collected females ranged from 59-324, with a mean of 173. -
Plecoptera) in Illinois
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY Just How Imperiled Are Aquatic Insects? A Case Study of Stoneflies (Plecoptera) in Illinois R. EDWARD DEWALT, COLIN FAVRET, AND DONALD W. WEBB Illinois Natural History Survey, Center for Biodiversity, 607 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820 Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 98(6): 941Ð950 (2005) ABSTRACT Nearly 5,000 historical and contemporary specimen records of stoneßies (Plecoptera) from Illinois demonstrated that this fauna is highly imperiled, boding poorly for aquatic insect communities in North America and elsewhere. Losses include two extinctions of endemics and 20 extirpations of 77 total species, a rate of loss that is higher than for either mussels or Þsh in Illinois. Another 19 species (24.7%) were designated as critically imperiled, being known from Þve or fewer locations. Two families, Perlidae and Perlodidae, experienced the greatest number of losses. Species lost were mostly those with longer life cycles and direct egg hatch. Three historically hyperdiverse regions were identiÞed and losses in all 14 natural divisions were documented. Large river habitats and historically prairie regions have experienced the greatest proportional losses of species. This scenario probably follows for Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera, and Odonata in the Midwest and in other areas with similar glacial and cultural histories. KEY WORDS Plecoptera, Illinois, aquatic insect conservation THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION posed by the title is not damselßies (Coenagrionidae), the genus being en- answerable with great certainty. As with most insects, demic to the Hawaiian Islands (Polhemus 1993). distributions are sketchy at best, especially with re- Listed dragonßies are concentrated in the clubtails gard to historical distributions. -
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International Advances in the Ecology, Zoogeography, and Systematics of Mayflies and Stoneflies Edited by F. R. Hauer, J. A. Stanford and, R. L. Newell International Advances in the Ecology, Zoogeography, and Systematics of Mayflies and Stoneflies Edited by F. R. Hauer, J. A. Stanford, and R. L. Newell University of California Press Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Publications in Entomology, Volume 128 Editorial Board: Rosemary Gillespie, Penny Gullan, Bradford A. Hawkins, John Heraty, Lynn S. Kimsey, Serguei V. Triapitsyn, Philip S. Ward, Kipling Will University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © 2008 by The Regents of the University of California Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data International Conference on Ephemeroptera (11th : 2004 : Flathead Lake Biological Station, The University of Montana) International advances in the ecology, zoogeography, and systematics of mayflies and stoneflies / edited by F.R. Hauer, J.A. Stanford, and R.L. Newell. p. cm. – (University of California publications in entomology ; 128) "Triennial Joint Meeting of the XI International Conference on Ephemeroptera and XV International Symposium on Plecoptera held August 22-29, 2004 at Flathead Lake Biological Station, The University of Montana, USA." – Pref. Includes bibliographical references and index. -
Implementation Guide to the DRAFT
2015 Implementation Guide to the DRAFT As Prescribed by The Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program and the State Wildlife Grant Program Illinois Wildlife Action Plan 2015 Implementation Guide Table of Contents I. Acknowledgments IG 1 II. Foreword IG 2 III. Introduction IG 3 IV. Species in Greatest Conservation Need SGCN 8 a. Table 1. SummaryDRAFT of Illinois’ SGCN by taxonomic group SGCN 10 V. Conservation Opportunity Areas a. Description COA 11 b. What are Conservation Opportunity Areas COA 11 c. Status as of 2015 COA 12 d. Ways to accomplish work COA 13 e. Table 2. Summary of the 2015 status of individual COAs COA 16 f. Table 3. Importance of conditions for planning and implementation COA 17 g. Table 4. Satisfaction of conditions for planning and implementation COA 18 h. Figure 1. COAs currently recognized through Illinois Wildlife Action Plan COA 19 i. Figure 2. Factors that contribute or reduce success of management COA 20 j. Figure 3. Intersection of COAs with Campaign focus areas COA 21 k. References COA 22 VI. Campaign Sections Campaign 23 a. Farmland and Prairie i. Description F&P 23 ii. Goals and Current Status as of 2015 F&P 23 iii. Stresses and Threats to Wildlife and Habitat F&P 27 iv. Focal Species F&P 30 v. Actions F&P 32 vi. Focus Areas F&P 38 vii. Management Resources F&P 40 viii. Performance Measures F&P 42 ix. References F&P 43 x. Table 5. Breeding Bird Survey Data F&P 45 xi. Figure 4. Amendment to Mason Co. Sands COA F&P 46 xii. -
Recent Plecoptera Literature
Recent Plecoptera Literature Plecoptera papers published since 1950 and not included in lilies (1966), Zwick (1973) or Perla 1. We plan to publish this type of list every three years and will appreciate the help of all our colleagues in making it as complete as possible. Although we have tried very hard to make this list correct and complete, some errors and omissions tiave probably occurred. Please help us as editors by sending your comments in writing and • of course by sending copies of your reprints. Because of the distance separating the editors, it would be very useful if you would send us both copies of your papers. 5 ALLAN, J.D, (1975). The Distributional Ecology and Diversity of Benthic Insects in Cement Creek, Colorado.- Ecology (Durham, N. Carolina) 56(5): 1040-1053. ANDERSON, N.H. & D.M. LEHMKUHL (1968). Catastrophic drift of insects in a woodland stream.^ Ecology (Durham, N, Carolina) 49(2): 198- 206. ARMITAGE, P.D., A.M. MacllALE & D.C. CRISP (1974). A survey of stream invertebrates in the Cow Green Basin (Upper Teesdale) before inundation,- Freshwat. Biol. (Oxford) 4(4): 369-398. _____ (1975) . A survey of the invertebrates of four streams in The Moor House National Nature Reserve in Northern England.- Freshwat. Biol. (Oxford) 5(5): 479-495. ARNOLD, J.W. (1966), An interpretation of the haemocyte complex in a stonefly Acroneuria arenosa Pictet (Plecoptera: Pteronarcidae).- Can. Ent. (Gulep, Ont.) 98: 394-411. _____ (1972). Haemocytologie in insect biosystematics: the prospect.- Can. Ent. (Gulep, Ont,) 104: 655-659. AUBERT, J. (1966), (Book Review) 1966. -
Plecoptera Or Stoneflies (Insecta) of Indiana: Diversity and Conservation Status of Species
PLECOPTERA OR STONEFLIES (INSECTA) OF INDIANA: DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF SPECIES by R. Edward DeWalt, Illinois Natural History Survey, 1816 S Oak St., Champaign, Illinois, 61820, [email protected], 217-649-7414 Evan A. Newman, University of Illinois, Department of Entomology, 320 Morrill Hall, 505 S. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, [email protected], 641-919-0131 and Scott A. Grubbs, Western Kentucky University, Department of Biology and Center for Biodiversity Studies, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101, USA, [email protected], 270-202- 6981 prepared for Indiana Department of Natural Resources, funded by the Indianapolis Zoo INHS Technical Report 2019 (12) 3 April 2019 Release online immediately Page 1 of 50 Abstract. Stoneflies (Plecoptera) are indicators of water quality and have been lost in dramatic numbers from Midwest states, including Indiana. This study synthesizes over 5,000 specimen level records from museums and recent fieldwork to build a current species list, assess watershed level species richness, and calculate state level conservation assessments using NatureServe’s Conservation Rank Calculator. Results include 1,050 positive occurrence records that yielded 92 species. Among these is one recently described species, a new species not yet described, and three previously described species new to Indiana. We have also found additional locations for rare species and confirmed the presence of a few species thought to be extirpated. United States Geological Survey Hierarchical Unit Code scale 6 (HUC6) drainages with the highest species richness values were the Patoka-White (73 species), Lower Ohio-Salt (60 species), and the Wabash River (57 species). The other seven drainages produced from five to 28 species, being limited by low gradient streams due to lake plain landscapes and by stream nutrient enrichment from agriculture.