The nymphs of three nemourid stonefly species, Malenka bifurcata (Claassen), Ostrocerca dimicki (Frison) and Soyedina producta (Claassen), are described and illustrated from field correlated and reared specimens collected from Oregon summer-dry headwater streams from 1992-2007. Their characters affirm the nymphal diagnostic generic characters proposed by Stewart & Stark (2002). Variation in specific characters from the few described congeners is discussed; these traits may be useful in eventual construction of species-level keys.
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1 March 2008
The Nymphs of three Nemouridae Species (Plecoptera) from Oregon Temporary Headwater Streams
Kenneth W. Stewart,
N. H. Anderson
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