| Paracapnia | |
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| Paracapnia angulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Capniidae |
| Genus: | Paracapnia Hanson, 1946 |
Paracapnia is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae. There are at least five species described in the genus Paracapnia. [1] [2] They are native to North America. [3]
The Capniidae, the small winter stoneflies, are a family of insects in the stonefly order (Plecoptera). It constitutes one of the largest stonefly families, containing some 300 species distributed throughout the holarctic. Their closest relatives are the rolled-winged stoneflies (Leuctridae).
Paracapnia opis, the northeastern snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America. Described by Edward Newman in 1839, it was the first known insect in the genus Paracapnia. It is synonymous with Paracapnia curvata.
Eucapnopsis brevicauda, the short-tailed snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America.
Eucapnopsis is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae. There are at least 2 described species in Eucapnopsis.
Allocapnia maria, the two-knobbed snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America.
Allocapnia is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae. There are at least 40 described species in Allocapnia.
Skwala is a genus of springflies in the family Perlodidae. There are about five described species in Skwala.
Paracapnia angulata, the angulate snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America. Its nymph is eaten by the steelhead trout.
Allocapnia vivipara, the short-wing snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America.
Allocapnia minima, the boreal snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America.
Capnia zukeli, the Idaho snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America.
Allocapnia nivicola, the brook snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America.
Utacapnia trava, the Yellowstone snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America.
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.
Allocapnia pygmaea, the pygmy snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America.
Capnura manitoba, the Manitoba snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America.
Capnia umpqua, the umpqua snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America.
Allocapnia recta, the eastern snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America.
Arsapnia is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae. There are about eight described species in Arsapnia.
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