Stoneflies - Plecoptera: Capniidae of Gunnison County, ColoradoUtacapnia poda - Gunnison Snowfly(Nebeker and Gaufin) 1965Updated 5 Aug 2017
TSN 102759 DescriptionDescribed from the "Gunnison Riv. jct. Soap Ck".NotesThe genus Utacapnia was previously included in Capnia. Older publications may refer to this species as Capnia poda.Good LinksOn this website:Introduction to Utacapnia Other Websites: DeWalt,RE; Maehr,MD; Neu-Becker,U and Stueber,G 2017 Plecoptera Species File Online. Version 5.0/5.0. [5Aug2017]. http://Plecoptera.SpeciesFile.org. Photos, Map, Museum specimens, DNA - Barcodinglife.org ReferencesBaumann,RW 1973 Studies on Utah stoneflies (Plecoptera) Western North American Naturalist 33(2) 91-108. PDFBaumann,RW, Gaufin,AR and Surdick,RF 1977 The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Rocky Mountains. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 31, 1-208. PDF Quote from page 92: "This species is found commonly in rivers and some creeks at elevations ranging from 4000 ft. to 8500 ft. The adults emerge from Feburary through mid-April." Kondratieff,BC and Baumann,RW 2002 A review of the stoneflies of Colorado with description of a new species of Capnia (Plecoptera: Capniidae). Transactions of American Entomological Society 128 3, 385-401. Quoted from page 391: "This species is especially abundant in the Gunnison River drainage, but can be found throughout the Mountain region of Colorado, emerging from medium to larger-sized streams." Nebeker,AV and Gaufin,AR 1965 The Capnia columbiana complex of North America (Capniidae: Plecoptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 91:467-487. Described as Capnia poda. Found in the northern and southern Rockies. Quote from first page: "The genus Capnia is primarily found in western North America where emergence occurs during the winter and early spring. Several species have restricted ranges and habitat requirements, making them almost unknown to all but those specifically seeking them. Many emerge at high altitudes in the Rocky Mountains in streams which are still isolated by deep snows, making collecting difficult. The Capnia columbiana complex is found in western and arctic North America where it is represented by C. columbiana Claassen, C. logana n. sp., C. labradora Ricker, C. imbera n. sp., C. lemoniana n. sp., C. trava n. sp., C. sierra n. sp., C. poda n. sp., C. tahoensis n. sp., and C. distincta Frison. This group is readily distinguishable from other capniids by the presence in the male of a bipartite supra-anal process, the upper part of which is more or less bifurcate and enlarged at the tip, and by the presence, in the female, of distinctive patterns of the subgenital area. " Nebeker,AV and Gaufin,AR 1967 Geographic and seasonal distribution of the family Capniidae of western North America (Plecoptera). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 415-421. |