Allocapnia smithi Ross & Ricker, 1971

Stark, Bill P. & Kondratieff, Boris C., 2012, Epiproct And Dorsal Process Structure In The Allocapnia Forbesi Frison, A. Pygmaea (Burmeister), And A. Rickeri Frison Species Groups (Plecoptera: Capniidae), And Inclusion Of A. Minima (Newport) In A New Species Group, Illiesia 8 (5), pp. 45-77 : 63-66

Allocapnia smithi Ross & Ricker

( Figs. 73-78 )

Allocapnia smithi Ross & Ricker 1971:48 .

Holotype ♂ (Illinois Natural History Survey), 2.5 miles W South Hill , Butler Co., Kentucky

Material examined. Alabama: Tuscaloosa Co., Wallace Branch , 5 mi SE Berry, 21 January 1982, S.C. Harris, P. O’Neil, 4♂ ( BPS) . Tuscaloosa Co., Blue Creek , CR 38, 15 January 2011, B. Stark, K. Gaynor, 7♂ ( BPS) . Kentucky: Edmondson Co., Cub Creek, Roundhill Rd , 22 February 1999, B.C. Kondratieff, R.F. Kirchner 22♂, 2♀ ( CSUC) .

Male epiproct. Apical segment of upper limb ca. 345 μm long, armed on apical ca. 154 μm with dense patch of wave-like spikes ( Figs. 73-76 ); apical segment ca. 135 μm wide at base, tapered to a rounded tip. Basal segment of upper limb ca. 355 μm long and ca. 102 μm wide at midlength; basal segment with median groove. Greatest width of lower limb ca. 200 μm; lower limb bearing a sparse, marginal row of long setae in apical third.

Male tergal process. Prominent raised structures on abdominal terga 7 and 8 ( Figs. 77-78 ). Process of tergum 8 trilobed with mesal lobe about as high as lateral lobes; tergum 8 process ca. 176 μm wide; lateral lobes expanded on dorsum in lateral and dorsal aspect, appearing somewhat boot shaped in side view; anterior face of process with a transverse groove. Process of tergum 7 only slightly elevated, ca. 75 μm wide, and without mesal lobe.

Figures

Figs. 73-78. Allocapnia smithi, Wallace Branch, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama. 73. Male terminalia, dorsal. 74. Apical segment upper limb of epiproct tip, dorsal. 75. Surface detail apical segment upper limb of epiproct, dorsal. 76. Male terminalia, lateral. 77. 8th tergal process, dorsal. 78. 8th tergal process, lateral.