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species Capnia excavata Claassen, 1924

• Common name(s):  Saddleback Snowfly
• Distribution:
  •  CAN: BC. USA: AK, CA, WA.
• Ecology:
  • Freshwater, terrestrial. Shredders of decayed tree leaves
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (5):
  • Claassen. 1924. Canad. Ent. 56(2):47   >> Capnia excavata    urn:lsid:Plecoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4971
  • Frison. 1937. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Bull. 21(3):87   >> Note: Illustrated female subgenital plate. Designated allotype. >> Capnia excavata
  • Illies. 1966. Das Tierreich 82:137 >> Capnia excavata
  • Nelson, C.R. & Baumann. 1989. Gr. Bas. Nat. 49(3):320   >> Capnia excavata
  • Stewart & Oswood. 2006. The Caddis Press, Columbus, Ohio 8 >> Capnia (excavata) excavata
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, Southwestern U.S.A., California, Plumas County
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  Male
  • Location of type:  USNM Smithsonian

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