Updated Species List for Central Virginia

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