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Pteronarcys

Myers, L. W.;Kondratieff, B. C.

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Pteronarcys

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Pteronarcys is a genus of giant stoneflies in the family Pteronarcyidae. There are about 8 described species in Pteronarcys. thumb|Pteronarcys pictetii

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderPlecoptera
  5. FamilyPteronarcyidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
645
Family
Pteronarcyidae
Collections
GMNH, CU, INHS
Recorded in
United States, Canada

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Pteronarcyidae
Image
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taxon name
Pteronarcys
taxon rank
genus
taxon common name
Giant Stoneflies
Commons category
Pteronarcys
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Pteronarcys is a genus of giant stoneflies in the family Pteronarcyidae. There are about 8 described species in Pteronarcys. thumb|Pteronarcys pictetii

==Species== Pteronarcys biloba Newman, 1838 (knobbed salmonfly) Pteronarcys californica Newport, 1848 (giant salmonfly) Pteronarcys comstocki Smith, 1917 Pteronarcys dorsata (Say, 1823) (American salmonfly) Pteronarcys pictetii Hagen, 1873 (midwestern salmonfly) Pteronarcys princeps Banks, 1907 (ebony salmonfly) Pteronarcys proteus Newman, 1838 (Appalachian salmonfly) Pteronarcys scotti Ricker, 1952

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