Since I've been finding a number of new species this year, I thought it best that I update the EPT (Mayflies, Stoneflies, and Caddisflies) List of the taxa I've found so far in this part of Virginia. Hope to add even more species real soon!
EPT Species List for Central Virginia
(Albemarle,
Greene, Madison, Fluvanna)
I. Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
1. Ameletidae
1. Ameletus lineatus
2. Ameletus cryptostimulus
3. Ameletus tertius
2. Baetidae
(Small minnow mayflies)
1. Acentrella nadineae
2. Acentrella turbida
3. Baetis flavistriga
4. Baetis intercalaris
5. Baetis pluto
6. Baetis tricaudatus
7. Heterocloeon
curiosum
8. Heterocloeon amplum
9. Heterocloeon
petersi
10. Iswaeon anoka
11. Labiobaetis
propinquus
12. Plauditus dubius
3. Isonychiidae
(Brushlegged mayflies)
1. Isonychia sp.
(bicolor?)
4. Heptageniidae (Flatheaded mayflies)
1. Cinygmula
subaequalis
2. Epeorus pleuralis
3. Epeorus vitreus
4. Epeorus fragilis
5. Heptagenia
marginalis
6. Leucrocuta hebe
7. Leucrocuta sp.
8. Leucrocuta aphrodite
9. Leucrocuta thetis
10. Maccaffertium
ithaca
11. Maccaffertium merririvulanum
12. Maccaffertium
pudicum
13. Maccaffertium
vicarium
14. Maccaffertium modestum
15. Rhithrogena exilis
16. Rhithrogena
manifesta
17 Rhithrogena sp.
(uhari?)
18. Rhithrogena sp.
(fasciata?)
19. Stenacron carolina
20. Stenacron
interpunctatum
5.
Ephemerellidae (Spiny crawler
mayflies)
1. Drunella cornutella
2. Drunella tubercula
3. Drunella walkeri
4. Ephemerella
dorothea
5. Ephemerella invaria
6. Ephemerella
subvaria
7. Eurylophella
verisimilis
8. Eurylophella
funeralis (found by DB)
9. Eurylophella
sp. (minimella?) (found by DB)
9. Serratella
serratoides
10. Serratella serrata
11. Teloganopsis
deficiens
6. Baetiscidae (Armored mayflies)
1. Baetisca berneri
7. Caenidae
(I saw a lot of Caenidae when I was with StreamWatch: not a
one since then. I hope to correct this
so I can determine genus and species.)
8. Leptohyphidae (Little stout crawler mayflies)
1. Tricorythodes
9. Leptophlebiidae (Pronggilled mayflies)
1. Neoleptophlebia assimilis
2. Paraleptophlebia
guttata
3. Paraleptophlebia
jeanae
4. Paraleptophlebia
strigula
5. Habrophlebia
vibrans
6. Leptophlebia sp.
10. Ephemeridae
(Common burrower mayflies)
1. Ephemera guttalata
II. Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
1. Capniidae
(Small winter stoneflies)
1. Allocapnia pygmaea
2. Paracapnia angulata
2. Leuctridae (Needleflies)
1. Leuctra sp.
3. Nemouridae
(Forestflies)
1. Amphinemura delosa
2. Prostoia completa
3. Soyedina sp.(carolinensis?)
4. Taeniopterygidae (Large winter stoneflies)
1. Strophopteryx
fasciata
2. Taenionema
atlanticum
3. Taeniopteryx burksi/maura
5.
Chloroperlidae (Green
stoneflies)
1. Alloperla sp.
2. Haploperla brevis
3. Sweltsa sp.
6. Peltoperlidae (Roach-like stoneflies)
1. Peltoperla sp.
2. Tallaperla sp.
3. Viehoperla sp.
(found by DB)
7. Perlidae
(Common stoneflies)
1. Acroneuria abnormis
(brown)
2. Acroneuria abnormis
(patterned)
3. Acroneuria
carolinensis
4. Acroneuria sp.
(possibly internata, possibly a
variety of abnormis)
5. Acroneuria arenosa
6. Acroneuria lycorias
7. Agnetina annulipes
8. Agnetina capitata
9. Agnetina flavescens
10. Eccoptura
xanthenses
11. Neoperla sp.
(clymene?)
12. Paragnetina
immarginata
13. Paragnetina fumosa
14. Perlesta spp.
(various species)
8. Perlodidae
(Springflies and Stripetails)
1. Clioperla clio
2. Diploperla
duplicata
3. Helopicus
subvarians
4. Isogenoides hansoni
5. Isoperla dicala
6. Isoperla holochlora
(light form)
7. Isoperla holochlora
(dark form)
8. Isoperla latta/pseudolatta
9. Isoperla kirchneri
group
(probably both I. kirchneri and I. montana)
10. Isoperla similis/prosimilis
group
11. Isoperla davisi
12. Isoperla orata
13. Isoperla orata
(variant form)
14. Isoperla nelsoni
15. Malirekus hastatus
16. Rememus bilobatus
9. Pteronarcys
(Giant stoneflies)
1. Pteronarcys biloba
2. Pteronarcys dorsata
3. Pteronarcys proteus
III. Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
1. Rhyacophilidae (Free-living caddisflies)
1. Rhyacophila
carolina
2. Rhyacophlia fuscula
3. Rhyacophila nigrita
4. Rhyacophila
glaberrima
5. Rhyacophila fenestra
6. Rhyacophila sp.
(banksi?)
7. Rhyacophila torva
2. Glossosomatidae (Saddle-case makers)
1. Glossosoma nigrior
3. Philopotamidae (Fingernet caddisflies)
1. Chimarra obscura
2. Dolophilodes
distinctus
3. Wormaldia sp.
4. Polycentropodidae
1. Polycentropus sp.
5. Hydropsychidae (Common Netspinners)
1. Ceratopsyche
alhedra
2. Ceratopsyche bronta
3. Ceratopsyche morosa
4. Ceratopsyche
slossonae
5. Ceratopsyche sparna
6. Cheumatopsyche sp.
7. Ceratopsyche
etnieri
8. Diplectrona modesta
9. Diplectrona metaqui
(found by DB)
10. Hydropsyche
betteni
11. Hydropsyche rossi
12. Hydropsyche
venularis
13. Hydropsyche
potomacensis
14. Macrostemum carolinensis
6. Brachycentridae (Humpless case-makers)
1. Adicrophleps
hitchcocki
2. Brachycentrus
appalachia
3. Micrasema wataga
4. Micrasema charonis
5. Micrasema bennetti
9. Lepidostomatidae
1. Lepidostoma spp.
(at least 2 species, possibly more)
2. Theliopsyche sp.
10. Limnephilidae (Northern case-makers)
1. Pycnopsyche
gentilis
2. Pycnopsyche
scabripennis
3. Pycnopsyche
luculenta
4. Pseudostenophalyx
sparsus
5. Ironoquia
punctatissima
11. Apataniidae
1. Apatania incerta
12. Goeridae
1. Goera calcarata
2. Goera fuscula
13. Uenoidae
1. Neophylax oligius
2. Neophylax
consimillis
3. Neophylax aniqua
4. Neophylax mitchelli
5. Neophylax fuscus
6. Neophylax concinnus
14. Leptoceridae (Long-horned case-makers)
1. Nectopsyche
equisita
2. Ceraclea maculata
15. Odontoceridae (Strong case-makers)
1. Psilotreta labida
2. Psilotreta
frontalis
3. Psilotreta rufa
(found by DB)
16. Molannidae
(Hooded-case maker)
1. Molanna blenda
(found by DB)
17. Calamoceratidae (found by StreamWatch monitors)
1. Anisocentropus
pyraloides
