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Pteronarcys proteus Newman, 1838

Appalachian Salmonfly

Nomenclature (23)

  • Pteronarcys proteus Newman, 1838: 177.

    Syntype; 461fb144-6fe2-4ffd-a5f3-08ff0ce1c1bd; United States: New York: Oneida: Trenton Falls

  • Pteronarcys proteus Newman, 1838 in Walker, 1852: 139.
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  • Pteronarcys proteus Newman, 1838 in Hogan & Grubbs, 2022: 400.
  • Pteronarcys proteus Newman, 1838 in Myers, Kondratieff, Grubbs, Pett, DeWalt, Mihuc & Hart, 2025: 84.

Nomenclature references (22)

  • Banks, N. (1906) Notes on Pteronarcys, a genus of Perlidae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 8, 8–9.
  • Burton, D.K. (1984) Distribution of Manitoba stoneflies (Plecoptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Manitoba, 40, 39–51.
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  • 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
  • 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.
  • Kimmins, D.E. (1970) A list of the type-specimens of Plecoptera and Megaloptera in the British Museum (Natural History). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, 24(8), 337–361. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/bulletinofbritis24entolond
  • 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., 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
  • Mingo, T.M., Courtemanch, D.L. & Gibbs, K.E. (1979) The aquatic insects of the St. John River drainage, Aroostook County, Maine. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station Technical Bulletins, 92, 1–22.
  • Myers, L. & Kondratieff, B.C. (2017) Larvae of North American species of Pteronarcys (Plecoptera: Pteronarcyidae). Illiesia: International Journal of Stonefly Research, 13(16), 192–224. Available at http://illiesia.speciesfile.org/papers/Illiesia13-16.pdf
  • 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
  • Nelson, C.H. & Hanson, J.F. (1971) Contribution to the anatomy and phylogeny of the family Pteronarcyidae. Transaction of the American Entomological Society, 97, 123–200.
  • Nelson, C.H. (1988) Note on the Phylogenetic Systematics of the Family Pteronarcyidae (Plecoptera), with a Description of the Eggs and Nymphs of the Asian Species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 81(4), 560–576.
  • Newman, E.A. (1838) Entomological Notes. Entomological Magazine, 5(2), 168–181. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/entomologicalmag5183738lond
  • Ricker, W.E. (1952) Systematic Studies in Plecoptera. Indiana University Publications Science Series, 18, 1–200.
  • Stark, B.P. & Szczytko, S.W. (1982) Egg morphology and phylogeny in Pteronarcyidae (Plecoptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 75(519-529). Available at http://aesa.oxfordjournals.org/content/75/5/519.full.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.
  • Walker, F. (1852) Part I. Phryganides-Perlides. In Catalogue of the specimens of neuropterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Edward Newman, London. Vol. 1, 1–192 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9997105
  • Zwick, P. (1973) Insecta: Plecoptera Phylogenetisches System und Katalog. Das Tierreich – Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen., 94, 465 pp.

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Etymology:

After Proteus (Greek: Πρωτεύς), in Greek mythology, a sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea".