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Genus Pteronarcys - Giant Stoneflies

Pennsylvania Giant Stonefly - Pteronarcys

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

Superfamily Pteronarcyoidea

Family Pteronarcyidae (Giant Stoneflies)

Genus Pteronarcys (Giant Stoneflies)

Other Common Names

Salmonflies

Explanation of Names

Pteronarcys Newman 1838

Greek pteron (πτηρον) 'feather, wing' + arkys (αρκυς) 'net'

Numbers

8 spp. in our area, 10 total(1)(2)

Range

holarctic (2 spp. in E. Asia), incl. much of NA, significantly more diverse in the west and in the Appalachians(1)(2)

See Also

Pteronarcella (smaller, not found east of the Rocky Mts)

Works Cited

1.	DeWalt R.E., Maehr M.D., Neu-Becker U., Stueber G. (2013) Plecoptera species file online. Version 5.0

2.	Kondratieff B.C., Baumann R.W. (2000-2014) Stoneflies of the United States

Contributed by tom murray on 28 September, 2006 - 7:13am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, v belov
Last updated 17 December, 2013 - 11:55am

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