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species Pteronarcys proteus Newman, 1838

• Common name(s):  Appalachian Salmonfly
• Distribution:
  •  
   Canada: QB, USA: KY, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NY, PA, VA, VT, WV.
• Ecology:
  • Freshwater, terrestrial. Shredders of decayed tree leaves
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (19):
  • Newman, Edward A. 1838. Entom. Mag. 5(2):177   >> Pteronarcys proteus    urn:lsid:Plecoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:46
  • Walker, F. 1852. Catalogue of the specimens of neuropterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 1:139   >> Pteronarcys proteus
  • Hagen. 1861. Smith. Misc. Coll. 14   >> Pteronarcys proteus
  • Ricker. 1952. Ind.Univ.Pub.Sci.Ser. 18:152 >> Pteronarcys (Allonarcys) proteus
  • Illies. 1966. Das Tierreich 82:253, 257 >> Allonarcys proteus    urn:lsid:Plecoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:48
  • Kimmins. 1970. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. Ent. 24(8):348   >> Pteronarcys proteus
  • Nelson, C.H. & Hanson. 1971. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 97:139 >> Pteronarcys proteus
  • Zwick, P. 1973. Das Tierreich 94:214, 215 >> Allonarcys proteus
  • Kondratieff & Voshell Jr. 1979. Ent. News 90(5):245 >> Allonarcys proteus
  • Mingo, Courtemanch & Gibbs. 1979. Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 92:8 >> Allonarcys (scotti) proteus
  • Tarter & Kirchner. 1980. Ent. News 91(2):51   >> Allonarcys proteus
  • Stark & Szczytko. 1982. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 75(519-529):526   >> Pteronarcys proteus
  • Burton. 1984. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Manitoba 40:45 >> Note: Possible occurrence in Manitoba (but specimens are probably P. dorsata). >> Pteronarcys (scotti) proteus
  • Kondratieff & Kirchner. 1987. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 89(1):27   >> Pteronarcys proteus
  • Tarter, Chaffee & Grubbs. 2006. Ent. News 117(1):5 >> Pteronarcys proteus
  • Myers & Kondratieff. 2017. Illiesia 13(16):216   >> Pteronarcys (scotti) proteus
  • Kondratieff, Verdone & Roble. 2017. Perla 35:25   >> Pteronarcys proteus
  • Grubbs. 2018. Illiesia 14(4):78   >> Pteronarcys proteus
  • Hogan & Grubbs. 2022. Ecologies 3:400 >> Pteronarcys (scotti) proteus
• Scrutiny:
  • Hallan, 2006, designated as type of Allonarcys by Kimmins 1941
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, Northeastern U.S.A., New York, Oneida County, Trenton Falls
  • Kind of type:  unspecified primary type

• synonym spinosa Banks, 1906

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