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Allocapnia pygmaea (Burmeister, 1839)

Pygmy Snowfly

Nomenclature (36)

  • Semblis pygmaea Burmeister, 1839: 874.

    Lectotype; male; eeb5f9e7-6df9-425c-88c1-0defc95752d4; deposited at: Martin Luther Universität, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany (MLUH); United States: Pennsylvania

  • Capnia pygmaea (Burmeister, 1839) in Hagen, 1861: 32.
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  • Allocapnia pygmaea (Burmeister, 1839) in Hogan & Grubbs, 2022: 399.
  • Semblis pygmaea Burmeister, 1839 in Myers, Kondratieff, Grubbs, Pett, DeWalt, Mihuc & Hart, 2025: 22.

Nomenclature references (34)

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  • Burmeister, H.C.C. (1839) Zweite Halfte. Neuroptera. In Handbuch der Entomologie. Reimer, Berlin. Vol. 2, Issue 2, I-XII + 757–1050. Available at http://openlibrary.org/b/OL17902539M/
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  • DeWalt, R.E., Cao, Y., Tweddale, T., Grubbs, S.A., Hinz, L., Pessino, M. & Robinson, J.L. (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. Available at http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/2616/ohio-usa-stoneflies-insecta-plecoptera-species-richness-estimation-distribution-of-functional-niche-traits-drainage-affi
  • Earle, J.I. (2009) Stoneflies (Plecoptera) from Mount Misery Brook in the New Jersey Pinelands, with Nine New Stonefly Records for New Jersey, U.S.A. Entomological News, 120(2), 157–170. Available at http://https://doi.org/10.3157/021.120.0205
  • Frison, T.H. (1929) Fall and winter stoneflies, or Plecoptera, of Illinois. Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey, 18(2), 345–409. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14782175
  • Frison, T.H. (1935) The stoneflies, or Plecoptera, of Illinois. Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey, 20, 281–471. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14760489
  • Frison, T.H. (1942) Studies of North American Plecoptera, With Special Reference to the Fauna of Illinois. Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey, 22(2), 235–355. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14780275
  • Giberson, D.J. & Garnett, H.L. (1996) Species composition, distribution, and summer emergence phenology of stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from Catamaran Brook, New Brunswick. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 74, 1260–1267.
  • Grubbs, S. (2004) Studies on Indiana stoneflies (Plecoptera), with an annotated and revised state checklist. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 106(4), 865–876. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30135436
  • Grubbs, S., Pessino, M. & DeWalt, R.E. (2012) Michigan Plecoptera (Stoneflies): distribution patterns and an updated species list. Illiesia: International Journal of Stonefly Research, 8, 162–173.
  • Grubbs, S., Pessino, M. & DeWalt, R.E. (2013) Distribution patterns of Ohio stoneflies, with an emphasis on rare and uncommon species. Journal of Insect Science, 13(72), 1–18. Available at http://www.insectscience.org/13.72
  • Grubbs, S.A. (2018) An update on the stonefly fauna (Insecta, Plecoptera) of Maryland, including new and emended state records and an updated state checklist. Illiesia: International Journal of Stonefly Research, 14(4), 65–80. Available at http://illiesia.speciesfile.org/papers/Illiesia14-4.pdf
  • Hagen, H.A. (1861) Synopsis of the Neuroptera of North America. With a List of the South American Species. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1–347. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/synopsisofneurop00hage
  • Heimdal, D.P., DeWalt, R.E. & Wilton, T.F. (2004) Annotated checklist of the stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Iowa. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 106(4), 761–778.
  • Hogan, P.N. & Grubbs, S.A. (2022) Distributional Trends and Species Richness of Maryland, USA, Stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera), with an Emphasis on the Appalachian Region. Ecologies, 3(3), 395–421. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies3030029
  • Illies, J. (1966) Katalog der rezenten Plecoptera. Das Tierreich – Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen., 82, 1–631.
  • Kondratieff, B.C. & Baumann, R.W. (2003) Confirmation of the pygmy snowfly, Allocapnia pygmaea (Burmeister) (Plecoptera: Capniidae), from North Dakota, United States. Entomological News, 114(5), 289–290.
  • Kondratieff, B.C. & Kirchner, R.F. (1987) Additions, taxonomic corrections, and faunal affinities of the stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Virginia, USA. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 89(1), 24–30. Available at http://https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16262424
  • Kondratieff, B.C. & Voshell, J.R., Jr. (1979) Checklist of the stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Virginia. Entomological News, 90(5), 241–246.
  • Kondratieff, B.C., Kirchner, R.F. & Lenat, D.R. (1995) A review of stonefly records (Plecoptera: Hexapoda) of North Carolina and South Carolina. Brimleyana, 23, 25–40.
  • Kondratieff, B.C., Verdone, C.J. & Roble, S.M. (2017) New records of stoneflies (Plecoptera) from Virginia, U.S.A. Perla, 35, 22–27. Available at http://plecoptera.speciesfile.org/HomePage/Plecoptera/LitArchive/PerlaNo35_2017.pdf
  • Lager, T.M., Johnson, M.D., Williams, S.N. & McCulloch, J.L. (1979) A preliminary report on the Plecoptera and Trichoptera of northeastern Minnesota. The Great Lakes Entomologist, 12(3), 109–114.
  • Myers, L., Kondratieff, B.C., Mihuc, T.B. & Ruiter, D.E. (2011) The Mayflies (Ephemeroptera), Stoneflies (Plecoptera), and Caddisflies (Trichoptera) of the Adirondack Park (New York State). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 137(1+2), 63–140. Available at http://https://doi.org/10.3157/061.137.0118PY
  • Myers, L.W., Kondratieff, B.C., Grubbs, S.A., Pett, L.A., DeWalt, R.E., Mihuc, T.B. & Hart, L.V. (2025) Distributional and species richness patterns of the stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera) in New York State. Biodiversity Data Journal, 13(e158952), 1–115. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.13.e158952
  • Narf, R.P. & Hilsenhoff, W.L. (1974) Emergence pattern of stoneflies (Plecoptera) in Otter Creek, Wisconsin. The Great Lakes Entomologist, 7, 117–125.
  • Neves, R.J. (1978) Seasonal Succession and Diversity of Stoneflies (Plecoptera) in Factory Brook, Massachusetts. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 86(3), 144–152. Available at http://https://www.jstor.org/stable/25009110
  • Pugsley, C.W. & Hynes, H.B.N. (1986) Three-dimensional distribution of winter stonefly nymphs, Allocapnia pygmaea, within the substrate of a southern Ontario river. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 43, 1812–1847. Available at http://https://doi.org/10.1139/f86-225
  • Ricker, W.E. (1936) New Canadian perlids (Part II). The Canadian Entomologist, 67, 256–264. [1935]
  • Ross, H.H. & Ricker, W.E. (1971) The classification, evolution, and dispersal of the winter stonefly genus Allocapnia. Illinois Biological Monographs, 45, 1–166. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/50280#/summary
  • Stark, B.P. & Kondratieff, B.C. (2012) Epiproct and dorsal process structure in the Allocapnia forbesi Frison, A. pygmaea (Burmeister), and A. rickeri Frison species groups (Plecoptera: Capniidae), and inclusion of A. minima (Newport) in a new species group. Illiesia: International Journal of Stonefly Research, 8(5), 45–77. Available at http://illiesia.speciesfile.org/papers/Illiesia08-05.pdf
  • Tarter, D.C. & Kirchner, R.F. (1980) List of the Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of West Virginia. Entomological News, 91(2), 49–53. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2693425
  • Tarter, D.C., Chaffee, D.L. & Grubbs, S. (2006) Revised checklist of the stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Kentucky, U.S.A. Entomological News, 117(1), 1–10.
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