Biology:Paracapnia opis

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Short description: Species of stonefly

Paracapnia opis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Plecoptera
Family: Capniidae
Genus: Paracapnia
Species:
P. opis
Binomial name
Paracapnia opis
(Newman, 1839)

Paracapnia opis, the northeastern snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae.[1][2] It is found in North America.[2] Described by Edward Newman in 1839, it was the first known insect in the genus Paracapnia.[3] It is synonymous with Paracapnia curvata (Hanson, 1946).[4]

References

  1. "Paracapnia opis Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/261036. Retrieved 2018-02-01. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Paracapnia opis Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=102806. Retrieved 2018-02-01. 
  3. Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects (1st ed.). Blackwell. p. 292. 
  4. B. P. Stark and R. W. Bauman (2004). "The winter stonefly genus Paracapnia (Plecoptera: Capniidae)". BioOne. http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3398/1545-0228-2.1.96. Retrieved 30 June 2018. 
  • DeWalt R, Cao Y, Tweddale T, Grubbs S, Hinz L, Pessino M, Robinson J (2012). "Ohio USA stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera): species richness estimation, distribution of functional niche traits, drainage affiliations, and relationships to other states". ZooKeys 178: 1-26.

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10616900 entry