Larvae of Eight Eastern North American Sweltsa (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae).
Stark BP, Kondratieff BC, Kirchner RF, Stewart KW. 2011. Larvae of Eight Eastern North American Sweltsa (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae).. Illiesia. 7(4):51 - 64
Descriptions in part with specimens from GRSM. Larval descriptions are provided for eight eastern Nearctic species of Sweltsa. Larvae of Sweltsa hoffmani Kondratieff & Kirchner, S. lateralis (Banks), S. mediana (Banks), S. naica (Provancher), S. palearata Surdick, S. pocahontas Kirchner & Kondratieff and S. urticae (Ricker) are described for the first time and compared with S. onkos (Ricker). A provisional key is presented for larvae of these eastern Nearctic species.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Stark, Bill; Kondratieff, Boris; Kirchner, Ralph; Stewart, Kenneth
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Eastern Nearctic, GRSM-00023, GRSM-00988, Insect, Larval descriptions, Plecoptera, stonefly, Sweltsa
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Invertebrates