Alloperla neglecta Frison, 1935

Stark, Bill P. & Kondratieff, Boris C., 2010, Larvae Of Eight Eastern Nearctic Alloperla Species (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae), Illiesia 6 (20), pp. 267-276 : 273

Alloperla neglecta Frison

Alloperla neglecta Frison, 1935:336 .

Holotype ♂ (Illinois Natural History Survey), North Carolina, Newfound Gap

Material examined. North Carolina: Haywood Co., East Fork Pigeon River, Hwy 276, Shining Rock Wilderness , 23 May 1993, B.C. Kondratieff, R. F. Kirchner, 6♂, 5♀, 4 larval skins from field associated adults ( CSU) . Virginia: Grayson Co., Lewis Fork, Rt. 603, 18 May 1990, Kondratieff, Kirchner, Welch, 25♂, 19♀, 1 pharate larva, 5 larval skins from field associated adults ( CSU) .

Mature larva. Body length 8.0-9.0 mm. General color brown without distinctive pattern. Anterior pronotal margin with approximately 9-12 moderately thick setae at corners and posterior margin typically with two long and a single medially placed short seta. Mesonotal wingpads with ca. 3-4 outer marginal setae, metanotal wingpads with ca. 12-15 outer marginal setae beyond apex of mesonotal wingpad; inner marginal setae absent. Foreleg without ventral tibial fringe but dorsal fringes well developed on femora and tibia; fringes obscured on other legs. Abdominal terga with pair of small, pale mesal spots; posterior fringes on terga 8-9 with ca. 6 long thin setae and mixed shorter thick setae primarily located laterad to innermost long seta; mesal section of posterior fringe occupied by very thin setae. Abdominal intercalary setae restricted to lateral area of segments. Cerci consisting of 16-17 apparent segments, vertical fringe developed on segments 13- 17; longest dorsal setae in segmental whorls of mid cercal segments slightly longer than segments.

Comments. Figures were not prepared from the larval skins available for this species.