Nemouridae

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Nemouridae
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Nemoura cinerea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Cohort: Polyneoptera
Order: Plecoptera
Superfamily: Nemouroidea
Family: Nemouridae
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Amphinemura nymph.

The Nemouridae are a family of stoneflies containing more than 700 described species, occurring primarily in the Holarctic region. [1] [2] Members of this family are commonly known as spring stoneflies or brown stoneflies. Fly fishermen often refer to these insects as tiny winter blacks.

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Although these insects use a wide range of flowing-water habitats, they tend to be most prevalent in smaller streams. The nymphs are distinctive, being broad-bodied and bristly with divergent wing pads.

Subfamilies and genera

The Plecoptera species file lists: [2] [3]

Amphinemurinae

Authority: Baumann, 1975

  1. Amphinemura Ris, 1902
  2. Indonemoura Baumann, 1975
  3. Malenka (insect) Ricker, 1952
  4. Mesonemoura Baumann, 1975
  5. Protonemura Kempny, 1898
  6. Sphaeronemoura Shimizu & Sivec, 2001
  7. Tominemoura Sivec & Stark, 2009

Nemourinae

Authority: Billberg, 1820

  1. Illiesonemoura Baumann, 1975
  2. Nemoura Latreille, 1796
  3. Sinonemura Mo, Li & Murányi, 2020
  4. Zapada Ricker, 1952
  1. Balticonemoura Chen, 2021
  2. Lednia Ricker, 1952
  3. Nanonemoura Baumann & Fiala, 2001
  4. Nemurella Kempny, 1898
  5. Ostrocerca Ricker, 1952
  6. Paranemoura Needham & Claassen, 1925
  7. Podmosta Ricker, 1952
  8. Prostoia Ricker, 1952
  9. Shipsa Ricker, 1952
  10. Soyedina Ricker, 1952
  11. VisokaRicker, 1952

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<i>Isoperla</i> Genus of stoneflies

Isoperla is a genus of Palaearctic and Nearctic stoneflies in the subfamily Isoperlinae and the family Perlodidae.

<i>Lednia</i> Genus of stoneflies

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Agnetina is a genus of common stoneflies in the family Perlidae. There are at least 30 described species in Agnetina.

<i>Zapada cinctipes</i> Species of stonefly

Zapada cinctipes, the common forestfly, is a species of spring stonefly in the family Nemouridae. It is found in North America.

<i>Sweltsa</i> Genus of stoneflies

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<i>Prostoia</i> Genus of stoneflies

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Podmosta is a genus of spring stoneflies in the family Nemouridae. There are about six described species in Podmosta.

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References

  1. Nelson, C. Riley. 1996. Nemouridae. Version 1 January 1996 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Nemouridae/13941/1996.01.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
  2. 1 2 DeWalt, R.E.; Maehr, M.D.; Neu-Becker, U.; Stueber, G. (2019). "family Nemouridae". Plecoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. "Nemouridae". GBIF. Retrieved 11 June 2019.