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Giant Stonefly sp. in Cumberland, Maryland (5/9/2013).
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Giant Stonefly sp. in Cumberland, Maryland (5/9/2013).
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Giant Stonefly sp. in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/10/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
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Giant Stonefly sp. in Washington Co., Maryland (4/20/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Giant Stonefly sp. in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) bangert301, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Giant Stonefly species in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/20/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Giant Stonefly sp. in Washington Co., Maryland (4/19/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Giant Stonefly sp. cast skin in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/13/2014).
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Giant Stonefly sp. in Washington Co., Maryland (5/2/2020). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Giant Stonefly sp. in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/23/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Giant Stonefly sp. in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/23/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Giant Stonefly sp. in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/23/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Pteronarcys | |
|---|---|
| Pteronarcys dorsata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Pteronarcyidae |
| Tribe: | Pteronarcyini |
| Genus: | Pteronarcys Newman, 1838 |
| Synonyms | |
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Pteronarcys is a genus of giant stoneflies in the family Pteronarcyidae. There are about 8 described species in Pteronarcys.[1][2]

Species
[edit]- Pteronarcys biloba Newman, 1838 (knobbed salmonfly)
- Pteronarcys californica Newport, 1848 (giant salmonfly)
- Pteronarcys comstocki Smith, 1917
- Pteronarcys dorsata (Say, 1823) (American salmonfly)
- Pteronarcys pictetii Hagen, 1873 (midwestern salmonfly)
- Pteronarcys princeps Banks, 1907 (ebony salmonfly)
- Pteronarcys proteus Newman, 1838 (Appalachian salmonfly)
- Pteronarcys scotti Ricker, 1952
References
[edit]- ^ "Pteronarcys Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "Pteronarcys Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- DeWalt R, Cao Y, Tweddale T, Grubbs S, Hinz L, Pessino M, Robinson J (2012). "Ohio USA stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera): species richness estimation, distribution of functional niche traits, drainage affiliations, and relationships to other states". ZooKeys 178: 1-26.
Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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