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subfamily
Leuctrinae
Klapálek, 1905
genus
Leuctra
Stephens, 1836
species group
tenuis
species
Leuctra
variabilis
Hanson, 1941
urn:lsid:Plecoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:460700
Common name(s): Variable Needlefly
Distribution:
USA: KY, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, VA, VT.
Ecology:
Freshwater, terrestrial. Shredders of decayed tree leaves
Specimen records
are available.
Citations (12):
Hanson. 1941. Bull. Brook. Ent. Soc. 36(2):62
>>
Leuctra
variabilis
urn:lsid:Plecoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4446
Illies. 1966. Das Tierreich 82:111 >>
Leuctra
variabilis
Kondratieff & Voshell Jr. 1979. Ent. News 90(5):245 >> Note: New state record. >>
Leuctra
variabilis
Kondratieff & Kirchner. 1987. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 89(1):27
>>
Leuctra
variabilis
Grubbs. 1997. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 123(1/2):75
>>
Leuctra
(
tenuis
)
variabilis
Grubbs. 2003. Ent. News 114(1):52
>>
Leuctra
variabilis
Earle. 2009. Ent. News 120(2):157-170
>>
Leuctra
variabilis
Myers, Kondratieff, Mihuc & Ruiter. 2011. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 137(1+2):68, 86
>>
Leuctra
variabilis
Tarter, Chaffee, Grubbs & DeWalt. 2015. Illiesia 11(13):170
>> Note: New or confirmed record: KY. >>
Leuctra
(
tenuis
)
variabilis
Kondratieff, Verdone & Roble. 2017. Perla 35:25
>>
Leuctra
variabilis
Grubbs. 2018. Illiesia 14(4):76
>>
Leuctra
variabilis
Hogan & Grubbs. 2022. Ecologies 3:400 >>
Leuctra
(
tenuis
)
variabilis
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Northern America, Northeastern U.S.A., Massachusetts, Franklin County, Paradise Trail, Sunderland: Mass.
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: Male
Location of type: USNM Smithsonian
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