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species Leuctra alta James, 1974

• Common name(s):  Alta Needlefly
• Distribution:
  •  AL, IL, IN, KY
• Ecology:
  • Freshwater, terrestrial. Shredders of decayed tree leaves
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (8):
  • James, A. M. 1974. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 67(6):964-966 >> Leuctra alta    urn:lsid:Plecoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4436
  • Grubbs. 2005. Ent. News 116(3):189-190 >> Leuctra alta
  • Tarter, Chaffee & Grubbs. 2006. Ent. News 117(1):2 >> Leuctra alta
  • Harrison, A.B. & Stark. 2010. Illiesia 6(3):13-33   >> Leuctra alta
  • DeWalt & Grubbs. 2011. Illiesia 7(3):34   >> Leuctra alta
  • Grubbs. 2011. Illiesia 7(2):25   >> Leuctra (grandis) alta
  • Tarter, Chaffee, Grubbs & DeWalt. 2015. Illiesia 11(13):169   >> Leuctra (grandis) alta
  • Grubbs & Sheldon. 2018. Biodiversity Data Journal 6(e22839):26   >> Leuctra alta
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, Southeastern U.S.A., Alabama, Calhoun County, Camp Cottaquilla Rd. off Ala 9, N. jct. U.S. 78 and Ala 9
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  Male
  • Location of type:  INHS Illinois Natural History Survey

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