Nemocapniacarolina Banks, 1938

Nations, Tina M., Stark, Bill P. & Hicks, Matthew B., 2007, The Winter Stoneflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) Of Mississippi, Illiesia 3 (9), pp. 70-94 : 92-93

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Nemocapniacarolina Banks View in CoL

Nemocapnia carolina Banks, 1938 View in CoL . Type series, Morgantown , North Carolina.

Nemocapniacarolina: Frison, 1942 View in CoL . Redescription.

Distribution. AL, AR, FL, IL, IN, MS, NC, PQ, SC, VA ( Stark & Baumann 2006). Mississippipopulations have been reported in Simpson and Wilkinson counties ( Stark 1979) and in this paper a new record is given for Amite County.

Mississippi collection data. ( Fig. 52 View Fig ). Amite Co., Tributary Foster Creek, Hwy 33, 26 December 1997, M. Alford, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ; Foster Creek , FR 167, 29 December 1997, M. Alford, 1 ♀ . Simpson Co., Mill Creek, Hwy 472, 31 ° 51’ 81.6” N, 89 ° 59’ 51.5” W, 20 February 1981, B. Stark, 1 ♀; Samelocation, 16 January 1981, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Samelocation 7 March 1985, B. Stark, 1 ♀; Samelocation, 16 January 2002, B. Stark, 5 ♂, 2 ♀; Westville Creek, Hwy 43, 31 ° 52’ 80.0” N, 89 ° 57’ 47.3” W, 19 December 1992, B. Stark, 1 ♂ ; Bush Creek, Schoolhouse Road , 30 December 2002, B. Stark, 1 ♂ ; Rials Creek, Main Street , 31 ° 54’ 76.6” N, 89 ° 52’ 69.2” W, 12 February 1981, B. Stark, and J. McGuire, 1 ♀ ; Rials Creek, Merit, Hwy 43, 31 ° 55’ 65.3” N, 89 ° 54’ 60.4” W, 16 February 1979, B. Stark, 1 ♀ ; Samelocation , 19 December 1992, B. Stark, 9 ♂, 5 ♀ . Wilkinson Co., Tributary Foster Creek, Hwy 33 N of Hwy 563 jct, 22 January 1977, B. Stark and L. Temple, 1 ♂ .

Male epiproct. Epiproct a single, slender, cylindrical, probe, bearing an apical orifice ( Figs. 52 View Fig , 55 View Figs ); dorsal surface relatively smooth but bearing a prominent suture; epiproct carried in an upright position in most specimens ( Fig. 54 View Figs ).

Male tergal process. Abdominal tergum 8 without process, but tergum 9 bears a low knob lateral to epiproct on either side of segment ( Figs. 53, 55‐57 View Figs ).

Female subgenital plate. Abdominal sterna 7 and 8 completely separated by membrane. Mesalportion of sternum 8 divided intoa large, somewhat mushroom shaped anterior sclerite and a narrow, transverse posterior sclerite ( Figs. 58 View Figs , 66 View Figs ).

References

Banks, N. 1938. New native neuropteroid insects. Psyche, 45: 73 - 75.

Frison, T. H. 1942. Studies of North American Plecoptera with special reference to the fauna of Illinois. Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey, 22: 235 - 355.

Stark, B. P. 1979. The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 24: 109 - 122.

Stark, B. P. & R. W. Baumann. 2006. Valid stonefly names for North America (http: // plsa. inhs. - uiuc. edu / plecoptera / validnames. aspx).

Figures

Fig. 52. Distribution of Nemocapnia carolina in Mississippi.

Figs. 53‐58. Nemocapnia carolina, Simpson Co., Rials Creek, Hwy 43. 53. Epiproct, dorsal, 54. Epiproct, lateral, 55. Epiproct tip, 56. Male tergum 9 dorsal process, 57. Male tergum 9 process, lateral aspect, 58. Female abdominal sterna 7‐9. ep = epiproct; ce = circus; as = anterior sclerite; ps = posterior sclerite; sgp = subgenital plate.