A study of the eastern nearctic Alloperla (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae) with hirsute epiprocts using the scanning electron microscope
Baumann RW and Kondratieff BC. 2009. A study of the eastern nearctic Alloperla (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae) with hirsute epiprocts using the scanning electron microscope. Illiesia. 5(10):99-107
Images and discussion about stonefly anatomy, including specimens take from NPS sites. Scanning electron microscope images of the epiproct of seven species of eastern Nearctic Alloperla: A. caudata, A. chloris, A. idei, A. petasata, A. voinae, A. vostoki, and A. usa are presented. In the male, these species exhibit an epiproct tip that is covered with short appressed or long, nearly erect hairs.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Baumann, Richard; Kondratieff, Boris
- Units
- BLRI , GWCA , SHEN
- Keywords
- Alloperla, Eastern North America, Plecoptera, SEM micrographs, Stoneflies
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Invertebrates