Biology:Utacapnia

Short description: Genus of stoneflies

Utacapnia
Utacapnia columbiana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Plecoptera
Family:	Capniidae
Genus:	Utacapnia Gaufin, 1970

Utacapnia is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae. There are about 11 described species in Utacapnia, found primarily in the Rocky Mountains of North America. Most species in this genus were first described by Alan V. Nebeker and Arden R. Gaufin.

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Utacapnia:

• Utacapnia columbiana (Claassen, 1924) ^{i c g}
• Utacapnia distincta (Frison, 1937) ^{i c g}
• Utacapnia imbera (Nebeker and Gaufin, 1965) ^{i c g}
• Utacapnia labradora (Ricker, 1954) ^{i c g}
• Utacapnia lemoniana (Nebeker and Gaufin, 1965) ^{i c g}
• Utacapnia logana (Nebeker and Gaufin, 1965) ^{i c g}
• Utacapnia nedia (Nebeker & Gaufin, 1966) ^{c g}
• Utacapnia poda (Nebeker and Gaufin, 1965) ^{i c g}
• Utacapnia sierra (Nebeker and Gaufin, 1965) ^{i c g}
• Utacapnia tahoensis (Nebeker and Gaufin, 1965) ^{i c g}
• Utacapnia trava (Nebeker & Gaufin, 1965) ^{i c g b} (Yellowstone snowfly)

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Mayflies and Stoneflies: Life Histories and Biology. Springer. 1990. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-2397-3. ISBN 978-94-010-7579-4. 
• Stewart, Kenneth W.; Stark, Bill P. (1988). Nymphs of North American stonefly genera (Plecoptera). Entomological Society of America. ISBN 978-0929398556. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10711345 entry