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Plecoptera is an order of insects, commonly known as stoneflies. Some 3,500 species are described worldwide, [ 1 ] with new species still being discovered. Stoneflies are found worldwide, except Antarctica. [ 2 ]
Common stoneflies, Perlidae Common stoneflies, Perlidae. The Perlidae are a family of stoneflies, with more than 50 genera and 1,100 described species. [1] The majority of the Perlidae are found in eastern North America, but they occur worldwide except for Antarctica and parts of Africa. Their lifecycles range between one and three years.
The family Perlodidae is composed of at least 50 genera and over 350 species, with the fossil records extending at least from the Triassic. The majority of perlodid stoneflies are univoltine - one generation occurs per year. Usually, adults emerge from April to June.
The Capniidae, the small winter stoneflies, are a family of insects in the stonefly order (Plecoptera). It constitutes one of the largest stonefly families, containing some 300 species distributed throughout the holarctic .
Capnia lacustra, also known as the Lake Tahoe benthic stonefly, is a species of insect in the family Capniidae. It was first described by S.G. Jewett in 1965 and is the only stonefly known to spend its entire adult life underwater.
Chloroperlidae is a family of stoneflies, typically referred to as green stoneflies, and is part of the order Plecoptera, splitting off into its lineage roughly 150 million years ago. [2] This classification as a separate family was originally made in 1912. [ 2 ]
The Peltoperlidae, also known as roach-like stoneflies or roachflies, are a family of stoneflies. The family Peltoperlidae comprises 11 genera and 46 known species. [2] Species are semivoltine, meaning their lifecycles last one to two years. Adults of the family usually emerge in late spring or early summer, April through June.
Pteronarcys californica is a species of insect in the family Pteronarcyidae, the giant stoneflies and salmonflies. It is known commonly as a salmonfly . [ 1 ] Salmonflies are an important aquatic insect for fly anglers and many nymph and adult fly patterns are tied to imitate this insect.