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species Megaleuctra flinti Baumann, 1973

• Common name(s):  Shenandoah Needlefly
• Distribution:
  •  USA: MD, PA, VA, WV.
• Ecology:
  • Freshwater, terrestrial. Shredders of decayed tree leaves
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (9):
  • Baumann. 1973. Ent. News 84(8):248   >> Megaleuctra flinti    urn:lsid:Plecoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4638
  • Kondratieff & Voshell Jr. 1979. Ent. News 90(5):245 >> Megaleuctra flinti
  • Kondratieff & Kirchner. 1987. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 89(1):27   >> Megaleuctra flinti
  • Kondratieff & Kirchner. 1988. J. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 61(2):205 >> Note: WEST VIRGINIA: Greenbrier Co., springs into Coats Run, Pleasant Hollow; Pocahontas Co., springs into Sugar Creek >> Megaleuctra flinti
  • Grubbs. 1997. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 123(1/2):75   >> Megaleuctra flinti
  • Baumann & Stark. 2013. Illiesia 9(6):73   >> Megaleuctra flinti
  • Kondratieff, Verdone & Roble. 2017. Perla 35:25   >> Megaleuctra flinti
  • Grubbs. 2018. Illiesia 14(4):76   >> Megaleuctra flinti
  • Hogan & Grubbs. 2022. Ecologies 3:400 >> Megaleuctra flinti
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, Southeastern U.S.A., Virginia, Madison County, Shenandoah N.P.; Hogcamp Brook
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  Male
  • Location of type:  USNM Smithsonian

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