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Gaufin, Arden R.

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THE OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCEVOL. LVI NOVEMBER, 1956 No. 6AN ANNOTATED LIST OF THE STONEFLIES OF OHIO(PLECOPTERA)ARDEN R. GAUFIN1Robert A. Tajt Sanitary Engineering Center, Cincinnati, OhioWhile stonefiies constitute one of the smaller orders of insects, they are neverthe-less one of the most important groups to both fisheries and sanitary biologists.In mountain streams, they are one of the principal sources of food for trout.Because of their preference for clean, well aerated water, they are becomingincreasingly important to sanitary biologists as indicators of clean water conditionsin pollutional surveys.From 1950 to 1953, the author made extensive collections of stonefiies frommany of the rivers and smaller streams in southern Ohio. Specimens in the insectmuseums of the Illinois Natural History Survey, Ohio State University, and OhioUniversity were also made available for study by the curators of those collections.The first extensive list of the stonefly fauna of Ohio was published by Walker(1947). In that paper, he reported twenty-four species which he collected duringhis survey of the stonefiies of southeastern Ohio. In addition, he listed seven otherspecies not taken in that region but reported for elsewhere in the state in publica-tions of Needham and Claassen (1925), Claassen (1931), and Frison (1937, 1942).Seven other species are recorded for the state in publications of Claassen (1939)and Ricker (1952). Eighteen additional species are reported in this paper. Eachof these species is indicated by an asterisk preceding the species name. Thesystematic arrangement followed in this paper is that of Ricker (1950, 1952).The recorded distribution of each species in the state is given by counties.The names of collectors other than the writer are indicated by initials in parenthesesfollowing the county record. Two asterisks following a county name indicatesthat the writer as well as the collector cited has taken the species in that county.The dates following the lists of counties are the earliest and latest dates of observa-tion or capture of adults of the species in Ohio. Specimens collected by the writerare in his personal collection; all other specimens are in the insect museumspreviously listed.The following initials are used for collectors. The abbreviations following eachcollector's name indicate the location of the collections.CHK—C. H. Kennedy (OSU)CRN—C. R. Neiswander (OSU)DJB—D. J. Borror (OSU)HHR—Herbert H. Ross (INHS)HRD—H. R. Dodge (OSU)HWS—Harold W. Smith (OU)JDW—John D. Walker (OU, INHS)JCH—John C. Herron (OU)JSC—J. S. Caldwell (OSU)JNK—D. J. and J. N. Knull (OSU, INHS)JSH—J. S. Hine (OU)JTL—J. T. Lloyd (CU)Present address: Department of Zoology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.THE OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 56(6): 321, November, 1956.LPR—L. P. Reynolds (OU)LRE—Lafe R. Edmunds (OSU)LSR—L. S. Roach (INHS)PSS—P. S. Shurrager (OU)RCO—R. C. Osborn (OSU)RPT—R. P. Thomas (OU)THF—T. H. Frison (INHS, OSU)THP—T. H. Parks (OSU)WER—William E. Ricker (INHS)WCS—William C. Stehr (OU, INHS)WPP—W. P. Porter (OU)322 ARDEN R. GAUFIN Vol. LVIINHS—Illinois Natural History Survey.OSU —Collection of Department Zoology and Entomology, Ohio State University.OU —Collection of Department Zoology, Ohio University.CU —Cornell University Museum.LIST OF SPECIESFamily Pteronarcidae1. Pteronarcys dorsata Say.Hamilton. December 18, 1952. Naiads only collected.2. Pteronarcys pictetii Hagen.Reported for Ohio in Needham and Claassen (1925). No county given.Family NemouridaeSubfamily Nemourinae3. Nemoura delosa Ricker.Clark, Clifton (JNK), Clinton, Delaware (JNK), Greene, Miami, Montgomery. May 7 toJuly 1.4. Nemoura nigntta Provancher.Athens. Reported in Ricker (1952). April 25 to May 30.5. * Nemoura varshava Ricker.Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton. April 25 to May 30.6. * Nemoura trispinosa Claassen.Greene. June 7 to 11, 1953.7. Nemoura truncata Claassen.Athens (JDW). April 25, 1941.8. Nemoura similis Hagen.Athens (WCS, JDW).9. Nemoura venosa Banks.Athens (WCS, JDW), Delaware (JNK), Franklin (JNK), Greene (JNK), Hocking(JNK, JDW), Tuscarawas (JDW), Vinton (JDW), Washington (WCS). April 25 toJune 4.Subfamily Leuctrinae10. Leuctra decepta Claassen.Hocking** (JDW), Montgomery (LRE). May 23 to June 28.11. *Leuctra tenuis Pictet.Hocking. June 28, 1953.12. Leuctra claasseni Frison.Athens (WCS, JDW), Greene, Hamilton, Hocking (JDW), Tuscarawas (JDW), Vinton(JDW), Washington (WCS). March 27 to May 22.Subfamily Capniinae13. Allocapnia forbesi Frison.Athens (WCS), Butler, Clinton, Hamilton, Miami. January 4 to March 11.14. Allocapnia granulata (Claassen).Athens (WCS), Butler, Clark** (THF), Champaign, Clermont, Franklin (THF), Greene,Hocking (THF), Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble (THF). December 9 to March 10.15. Allocapnia pygmaea (Burmeister).Athens (WCS, THF, JDW), Franklin (RCO), Hocking (THF). February 18 to March 6.16. * Allocapnia recta (Claassen).Clinton, Greene, Hocking (RCO), Logan, Miami, Montgomery. November 6 to March 29.17. Allocapnia rickeri Frison.Athens (THF), Clermont, Greene, Miami, Muskingum (HHR), Montgomery. January 16to March 6.18. * Allocapnia nivicola Fitch.Logan. January 19, 1953.19. Allocapnia viviparia (Claassen).Athens (WCS, THF, JDW), Ashtabula (THF), Butler, Clark** (THF), Clermont, Cham-paign, Clinton, Fairfield (THF), Franklin ** (HRD, THF), Greene, Hamilton** (THF),Hocking** (THF), Logan, Miami** (THF), Montgomery, Preble (THF), Pickaway (THP),Shelby, Tuscarawas (JDW), Warren. November 2 to May 2.20. Allocapnia indianae Ricker.Athens (THF), Hocking (THF), Scioto (WER). March 6 to 19.No. 6 STONEFLIES OF OHIO 32321. Allocapnia zola Ricker.Hocking (THF, JNK). March 5 to 22.22. Capnia opis Newman.Franklin (LSR), Hocking (JNK).23. Capnia vernalis (Newport).Franklin (LSR).Subfamily Taeniopteryginae24. Brachyptera fas data (Burmeister).Athens (WCS), Butler, Clark, Clermont, Franklin (RCO), Miami, Montgomery, Shelby,Warren. December 17 to March 16.25. Taeniopteryx maura (Pictet).Athens (WCS, HWS, JDW), Butler, Champaign, Clark** (THF), Clermont, Clinton,Franklin, (JSH, THF, HRD, LRE), Greene, Hocking (JNK, RCO, THF), Jefferson (THF),Logan** (THF), Hamilton, Miami, Montgomery, Shelby, Warren. November 6 toMarch 29.Family PerlodidaeSubfamily Isogeninae26. Isogenus duplicatus Banks.Athens (WCS, JDW), Hocking (JNK, JDW), Logan, Tuscarawas (JDW), Vinton (JDW).March 16 to May 22.Subfamily Isoperlinae27. Isoperla bilineata (Say).Athens (WCS, JDW), Butler, Franklin (RCO, 1899), Hamilton, Hocking** (WCS, JDW),Licking (CRN), Miami, Montgomery, Tuscarawas (JDW). April 27 to July 11.28. *Isoperla burksi Frison.Butler. April 28, 1953.29. Isoperla confusa Frison.Athens (WCS, JDW), Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Miami, Shelby, Tuscarawas (JDW).January 9 to April 25. Adults taken only on April 25.30. *Isoperla decepta Frison.Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Greene, Logan, Warren. April 7 to May 30.31. Isoperla minuta (Banks).Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Franklin (RCO, JNK), Greene, Licking (RCO), Logan,Miami, Preble. April 10 to June 16.32. *Isoperla orata Frison.Hocking, Logan. May 30 to June 28.33. * Isoperla transmarina (Newman).Logan. May 19 to 22.34. * Isoperla clio Newman.Greene (CHK). 1934.Family ChloroperlidaeSubfamily Chloroperlinae35. Alloperla imbecilla (Say).Hamilton. Recorded from Cincinnati by Claassen (1939). No date given. Hocking(RCO). May 28, 1936.36. * Alloperla idei Ricker.Hocking. May 23, 1953.37. *Alloperla caudata Frison.Hocking. June 28, 1953.38. Alloperla mediana Banks.Logan. May 12, 1953.39. Hastaperla brevis (Banks).Athens (JDW), Hocking** (JNK, WCS), Logan. May 12 to 30.Family PerlidaeSubfamily Perlinae40. Neoperla clymene (Newman)Athens (WCS), Adams (CRN), Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Franklin (CHK), Miami, Mont-gomery, Ottawa (CHK), Ross (CHK), Warren. May 2 to August 15.324 ARDEN R. GAUFIN Vol. LVI41. Neophasganophora capitata (Pictet).Athens (JDW), Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Delaware (JNK), Franklin (CHK),Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway (JSC), Preble, Shelby, Warren. May 2 to July 23.42. *Paragnetina media (Walker).Champaign, Miami. May 13 to June 4.43. *Perlinella drymo (Newman).Butler. March 10, 1953.44. *Atoperla ephyre (Newman).Butler, Licking (RCO). May 27 to June 7.45.- Perlesta placida (Hagen).Adams (CHK), Athens (WCS, RPT), Butler, Champaign, Clermont, Clinton, Clark,Delaware (JNK), Franklin (JNK, DJB), Greene** (JNK), Hamilton, Hocking** (JNK),Holmes (RPT), Knox (DJB), Logan, Lucas (WCS), Medina (JNK), Miami, Montgomery,Preble, Ross (CHK), Scioto (CHK), Shelby, Warren. March 21 to July 19.46. *Perlesta cinctipes Banks.Butler, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Hamilton, Miami, Preble, Shelby. May 20 to June 17.Subfamily Acroneurinae47. Acroneuria arida (Hagen).Athens (WCS), Adams (CHK), Franklin (CHK), Greene (JNK), Holmes (RPT), Hocking(JDW), Ross (CHK), Ottawa (PSS, RCO, CHK). May 30 to July 7.48. Acroneuria abnormis (Newman).Athens (WCS, JDW), Butler (RCO), Lawrence (RCO), Ross (CHK), Miami, Warren,Washington (LPR). May 30 to July 16.49. Acroneuria evoluta Klapalek.Adams (CRN), Athens (JCH), Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Delaware (JNK), Darke,Greene, Hamilton, Hocking, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Ottawa (RCO), Shelby,Warren. May 20 to August 30.50. Acroneuria filicis Frison.Athens (WCS, JDW). April 25 to July 11.51. * Acroneuria internata (Walker).Clermont, Franklin (RCO). March 1, 1952 and 1934 (RCO). Naiads only collected.52. Acroneuria lycorias (Newman).Recorded from Ohio specimens in the Illinois Natural History Survey Collection by Frison.53. Acroneuria mela Frison.Adams (JSH), Athens (JCH), Warren. June 26 to 28.54. Acroneuria perplexa (Frison).Athens (WCS, JDW), Hocking** (JDW). June 15 to July 23.55. *Acroneuria ruralis (Hagen).Franklin (RCO), Hamilton (JTL). June 1 to July 12.56. Acroneuria xanthenes (Newman).Athens (WCS, JDW), Hocking. May 2, 1953.LITERATURE CITEDClaassen, P. W. 1931. Plecoptera nymphs of America (north of Mexico). Thomas SayFoundation. Publ. 3. 199 pp.. 1939. A catalogue of the Plecoptera of the world. Cornell Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta.Memoir 232. 235 pp.Frison, T. H. 1929. Fall and winter stoneflies, or Plecoptera of Illinois. 111. Nat. Hist. Surv.Bui. 18(2): 340-409.. 1935. The stoneflies, or Plecoptera of Illinois. 111. Nat. Hist. Surv. Bui. 20(4):281-471.. 1937. Studies of nearctic aquatic insects: Descriptions of Plecoptera. 111. Nat. Hist.Surv. Bui. 21(3): 78-99.. 1942. Studies of North American Plecoptera with special reference to the fauna ofIllinois. 111. Nat. Hist. Surv. Bui. 22(2): 235-355.Needham, J. G., and P. W. Claassen. 1925. A monograph of the Plecoptera or stoneflies northof Mexico. Thomas Say Foundation, Publication 2. 397 pp.Ricker, W. E. 1950. Some evolutionary trends in Plecoptera. Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci.59: 197-209.. 1952. Systematic studies in Plecoptera. Indiana University Publication, Sci. Ser.18. 200 pp.Walker, J. D. 1947. A list of the stoneflies, Plecoptera, known to occur in southeastern Ohio.Ohio Jour. Sci. 47: 134-136.

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