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Plecoptera: Perlodidae), Two New Stonefly Species from North Carolina, U.S.A Beaty, S.R., V.B. Holland, & D.R. Lenat. 2017. Isoperla arcana and Isoperla borisi (Plecoptera: Perlodidae), two new stonefly species from North Carolina, U.S.A. with notes on the distribution of Isoperla powhatan. Illiesia, 13(14):140-166. https://doi.org/10.25031/2017/13.14 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8EFAB403-E49D-489A-A9BA-F237880142C6 ISOPERLA ARCANA AND ISOPERLA BORISI (PLECOPTERA: PERLODIDAE), TWO NEW STONEFLY SPECIES FROM NORTH CAROLINA, U.S.A. WITH NOTES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF ISOPERLA POWHATAN Steven R. Beaty1*, Victor B. Holland1, & David R. Lenat2 1 North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources, Water Sciences Section, 4401 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, NC, 27607, U.S.A. Email: [email protected], [email protected] 2 deceased, 28 April 2016 *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Two new perlodid stonefly species, Isoperla arcana Beaty, Holland, & Lenat, 2017 and I. borisi Beaty, Holland, & Lenat, 2017, are described from North Carolina, U.S.A. Associated images, scanning electron micrographs, and illustrations of reared adult males, females, larvae, and eggs are presented for each species. In addition, a map is included depicting the North Carolina distributions of each species. Adult males of the recently described I. powhatan Szczytko and Kondratieff, 2015 were also reared from larvae collected from a North Carolina stream. This represents a range extension for I. powhatan, previously known only from Pennsylvania and Virginia. Including Isoperla borisi sp. nov., I. arcana sp. nov. and the range extension of I. powhatan, thirty Isoperla species are now known from North Carolina. Keywords: Isoperla arcana Beaty, Holland, & Lenat, 2017; Isoperla borisi Beaty, Holland, & Lenat, 2017; North Carolina; Slate Belt; eastern Nearctic; Southeast; North Carolina Biotic Index; Fontinalis INTRODUCTION Hitchcock (1974), Stark and Gaufin (1978), and Identification of adult eastern Nearctic species Unzicker and McCaskill (1982). Recently, Stark of Isoperla Banks, 1906 has historically relied on (2017) has published a new regional key for larvae several disjunct regional keys authored by Frison known from the southeastern United States. (1935, 1942), Hitchcock (1974), Stark and Gaufin However, there are still many species whose larvae (1978), and Poulton & Stewart (1991). This has are unknown, undescribed, or were described after made species determinations of Isoperla difficult the above treatments (see James 1974, Nelson 1976, due to the non-overlapping geographical nature of Nelson & Kondratieff 1983, Grubbs & Szczytko the treatments. Identification of southeastern 2010, Verdone & Kondratieff 2016). U.S.A. species of Isoperla, in both the adult and A recent revision of the Isoperlinae by Szczytko larval stage, have typically been attempted using & Kondratieff (2015a) provided the first Illiesia – http://illiesia.speciesfile.org Volume 13 – Number 14 – Page 140 Beaty, S.R., V.B. Holland, & D.R. Lenat. 2017. Isoperla arcana and Isoperla borisi (Plecoptera: Perlodidae), two new stonefly species from North Carolina, U.S.A. with notes on the distribution of Isoperla powhatan. Illiesia, 13(14):140-166. https://doi.org/10.25031/2017/13.14 comprehensive treatment of all known Isoperla Isoperla not treated in Szczytko & Kondratieff occurring in eastern North America. This (2015a). Numerous larvae of these species, herein extensively illustrated monograph and its named I. arcana sp. nov. and I. borisi sp. nov., have companion photographic atlas, Szczytko & been collected over the last 30 years by North Kondratieff (2015b), recognizes 60 Isoperla species Carolina’s Biological Assessment Branch of the as occurring in eastern North America. Previously Division of Water Resources during routine water 41 eastern Nearctic species of Isoperla were known quality bioassessments in headwater streams of the (Szczytko & Kondratieff 2015a). In addition to Appalachian Mountains and streams of the providing amended descriptions of the males, Carolina Slate Belt (Griffith et al. 2002), females, and eggs of all previously known species, respectively. At least one more undescribed species Szczytko and Kondratieff (2015a) described 22 new of Isoperla is known to occur in North Carolina but species and proposed three new synonymies. They requires additional material before a formal analyzed the taxonomic status of the 60 valid description can be completed. eastern North American Isoperla species based Finally, numerous adult male specimens of the primarily on adult morphology and placed 53 recently described species, Isoperla powhatan species into 12 species groups, leaving seven Szczytko & Kondratieff, 2015 were reared from a species unassigned. However, as Szczytko and single North Carolina piedmont stream and Kondratieff (2015a) noted, the phylogenetic represent a significant southern range extension for relationships among many Isoperla species remain this species. unclear as certain life stages, particularly the larvae, of numerous species are unknown or MATERIALS AND METHODS undescribed. As part of a larger ecological study, The Isoperla fauna of North Carolina presently unidentified Isoperla larvae were collected during includes 30 recognized species, 15 of which are the springs of 2012–2016 from various Appalachian newly described (Szczytko & Kondratieff 2015a, mountain streams as well as both Collins Creek, a Verdone & Kondratieff 2017, DeWalt et al. 2017) small North Carolina Slate Belt stream and Barnes and is easily the most species-rich stonefly genus in Creek, a mid-order slate belt stream. the state (Beaty 2015). Kondratieff et al. (1995) Supplementary trips were made during late April provided the first comprehensive list of Isoperla in and early May of 2015 and 2016 to collect North Carolina (Table 1), totaling only 14 species of additional adult Isoperla specimens. Isoperla at that time. Four species recorded from Adult Isoperla were collected by beating sheet in North Carolina by Kondratieff et al. (1995), Isoperla riparian vegetation while pre-emergent Isoperla bilineata (Say, 1823); I. distincta Nelson, 1976; I. larvae were collected from in-stream habitat using namata Frison, 1942; and I. similis (Hagen, 1861), dip nets and bucket sieves. Larvae were sorted were not confirmed as valid North Carolina streamside from moss and detritus using modified records by Szczytko & Kondratieff (2015a) likely plastic pipettes and were placed in an aerated caused by misidentification of larvae of cryptic cooler containing ice for transport back to the species. In addition, Szczytko and Kondratieff laboratory. Concurrent with larval collection, (2015a) provide the first North Carolina published approximately 50 liters of stream water, stream records of I. montana Banks, 1898, although these conditioned leaves, and gravel were collected for records may refer to either I. kirchneri Szczytko and use in artificial flumes during rearing. At the Kondratieff, 2015 or I. dewalti, a species recently laboratory, live pre-emergent Isoperla larvae were described from the southern Appalachians by sorted out for rearing with the remaining larvae Verdone and Kondratieff (2017). preserved in 80% ethanol for later examination. During the course of rearing and associating Along with a small leaf pack cleaned of resident larval stoneflies in North Carolina, the authors competitors, up to 3 pre-emergent larvae were discovered two previously unknown species of placed into a small plastic cup with screened sides Illiesia – http://illiesia.speciesfile.org Volume 13 – Number 14 – Page 141 Beaty, S.R., V.B. Holland, & D.R. Lenat. 2017. Isoperla arcana and Isoperla borisi (Plecoptera: Perlodidae), two new stonefly species from North Carolina, U.S.A. with notes on the distribution of Isoperla powhatan. Illiesia, 13(14):140-166. https://doi.org/10.25031/2017/13.14 1 Fig. 1. Artificial stream used in rearing immature aquatic insects in the laboratory. and enclosed with a tented screen top. Stream alive for 48–72 hours after emergence to allow for gravel was used to weigh down the leaf substrate complete hardening and darkening of the and provide refuge. Chambers were subsequently exoskeleton. Some males and females were placed floated on the water surface of a small artificial together for mating in an attempt to yield mature stream leaving the screened tented area of the ova. rearing cup above the surface of the water for the Reared females were placed in 80% ethanol emergent adult. along with the associated exuvia while live males The artificial stream (Fig. 1) was constructed of were prepared for aedeagal eversion. Eversion of a modified 55 liter cooler with a central Plexiglas™ the aedeagus was performed using a divider and two internal pumps to provide stereomicroscope to ensure complete and full circulation. Water temperature, controlled and extrusion. Upon successful eversion, specimens maintained by an attached water chiller (Aqua were immersed into near-boiling water to fix the Euro US Max Chill), was set to simulate field aedeagus in place. surface water temperatures. Room lighting was Preserved larvae and exuvia were examined at controlled by an integrated automatic timer to 20–40X and photographed using a Lumenera® provide a natural diurnal cycle in an approximate Infinity 1–5C camera attached to a Leica® MZ6 14:10 hour light: dark cycle. Successfully reared stereomicroscope. The maxillae and legs from specimens were collected, along with the exuvia, preserved larvae and exuvia were slide mounted
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