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Data Series 183

National Water-Quality Assessment Program

An Annotated List of the Mayflies, Stoneflies, and Caddisflies of the Sand Creek Basin, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, 2004 and 2005

By Robert E. Zuellig1, Boris C. Kondratieff2, David E. Ruiter3, and Richard A. Thorp1

1U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 415, Denver, CO 80225
2Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
36260 South Grant Street, Centennial, CO 80121


CONTENTS

Introduction

Study Area

Methods

Site Selection

Collection Techniques

Sample Processing

Results and Discussion

Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

Ameletidae
(Minnow Mayflies)

Baetidae
(Small Minnow Mayflies)

Ephemerellidae
(Spiny Crawler Mayflies)

Heptageniidae
(Flatheaded Mayflies)

Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

Capniidae
(Small Winter Stoneflies)

Chloroperlidae
(Green Stoneflies)

Leuctridae
(Rolled-Wing Stoneflies)

Nemouridae
(Nemourid Stoneflies)

Perlidae
(Common Stoneflies)

Perlodidae
(Perlodid Stoneflies)

Taeniopterygidae
(Willow Flies)

Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

Brachycentridae
(Humpless Case Makers)

Glossosomatidae
(Saddlecase Makers)

Hydropsychidae
(Common Netspinners)

Lepidostomatidae
(Lepidostomatid Case Makers)

Limnephilidae
(Northern Case Makers)

Philopotamidae
(Fingernet Caddisflies)

Rhyacophilidae
(Free-Living Caddisflies)

Uenoidae
(Uenoid Case Makers)

Acknowledgments

Literature Cited

Table 2. Species list from sites sampled in the Sand Creek Basin, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve between June 2004 and October 2005.

[Numbers following each taxa correspond to site identification numbers from table 1]

 

ORDER EPHEMEROPTERA

Family Ameletidae
Ameletus cooki McDunnough 1929:4.
Ameletus sparsatus McDunnough 1931: 2, 4, 5, 6.
Ameletus velox Dodds 1923: 2.
1Ameletus species: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13.
Family Baetidae
Baetis bicaudatus Dodds 1923: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21.
Baetis tricaudatus Dodds 1923: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21.
Callibaetis ferrugineus hageni Eaton 1885: 15.
Family Ephemerellidae
Drunella coloradensis (Dodds) 1923: 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 17, 21.
Drunella doddsii (Needham) 1927: 4, 5, 7, 8, 12.
Ephemerella dorothea infrequens McDunnough 1924: 4, 5, 7, 8, 12.
Serratella micheneri (Traver) 1934: 7, 8.
Family Heptageniidae
Cinygmula ramaleyi (Dodds) 1923: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 18, 21.
1Cinygmula species: 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 17.
Epeorus deceptivus (McDunnough) 1924: 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 21.
Epeorus longimanus (Eaton) 1885: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 16, 17.
Rhithrogena robusta Dodds 1923: 4, 5, 7, 21.
 

ORDER PLECOPTERA

Family Capniidae
Capnia confusa Claassen 1936: 8.
Capnia gracilaria Claassen 1924: 4, 6, 8, 12.
Eucapnopsis brevicauda Claassen 1924: 2, 8, 13.
Utacapnia logana (Nebeker and Gaufin) 1965: 8.
Family Chloroperlidae
Plumiperla diversa (Frison) 1935: 4, 5, 7, 12.
Suwallia pallidula (Banks) 1904: 7, 8, 12, 13, 17.
Sweltsa borealis (Banks) 1895: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 19.
Sweltsa coloradensis (Banks) 1898: 5, 7.
Sweltsa lamba (Needham and Claassen) 1925: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19.
Family Leuctridae
Paraleuctra vershina Gaufin and Ricker 1974: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Perlomyia utahensis Needham and Claassen 1925: 5, 6, 12.
Family Nemouridae
Amphinemura banksi Baumann and Gaufin 1972: 8, 19.
Malenka coloradensis (Banks) 1897: 5, 7, 10, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20.
Malenka flexura (Claassen) 1923: 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, 14, 16, 18, 19.
Podmosta decepta (Frison) 1942: 5.
Prostoia besametsa (Ricker) 1952: 5, 7, 8.
Zapada cinctipes (Banks) 1897: 2, 8, 13.
Zapada frigida (Claassen) 1923: 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 16.
Zapada oregonensis (Claassen) 1923: 2, 4, 6, 12, 13.
Family Perlidae
Hesperoperla pacifica (Banks) 1900: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 14, 17.
Family Perlodidae
Isoperla sobria (Hagen) 1874: 2, 4, 6, 7, 16.
1Isoperla species: 2, 13.
Kogotus modesta (Banks) 1908: 2, 4, 6, 12, 16, 17.
Megarcys signata (Hagan) 1874: 2, 4, 6, 12, 21.
Family Taeniopterygidae
Taenionema pallidum (Banks) 1902: 5, 6.
1Taenionema species: 8.
 

ORDER TRICHOPTERA

Family Brachycentridae
Brachycentrus americanus (Banks) 1899: 5, 7, 8.
Family Glossosomatidae
Anagapetus debilis (Ross) 1938: 12.
Glossosoma verdona Ross 1938: 12.
1Glossosoma species: 5, 8, 12, 21.
Family Hydropsychidae
Arctopsyche inermis Banks 1943: 13.
1Arctopsyche species: 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 21.
Family Lepidostomatidae
Lepidostoma cascadensis (Milne) 1936: 4, 7, 13.
1Lepidostoma species: 1, 5, 7.
Lepidostoma unicolor (Banks) 1911: 5, 8, 13, 16, 18, 20.
Family Limnephilidae
Amphicosmoecus canax (Ross) 1947: 11, 13, 15.
Asynarchus nigriculus (Banks) 1908: 3, 11, 13, 15, 20.
1Asynarchus species: 11, 15.
Chyranda centralis (Banks) 1900: 1, 4, 12, 13, 19.
Dicosmoecus atripes (Hagen) 1875: 8, 13, 15, 16, 17.
Ecclisomyia conspersa Banks 1907: 2, 4, 6, 12, 13.
1Ecclisomyia species: 16.
Hesperophylax consimilis (Banks) 1900: 5, 15, 19.
Hesperophylax designatus (Walker) 1852: 5.
Hesperophylax occidentalis (Banks) 1908: 2, 13, 15, 19.
1Hesperophylax species: 1, 9, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21.
1Homophylax species: 1.
Limnephilus moestus Banks 1908: 13.
1Onocosmoecus species: 8.
Onocosmoecus unicolor (Banks) 1897: 7, 8.
Psychoglypha ormiae (Ross) 1938: 13.
1Psychoglypha species: 1, 6, 9, 10, 14, 20.
Psychoglypha subborealis (Banks) 1924: 2, 13, 15, 20.
Family Philopotamidae
6Dolophilodes species: 5, 8.
Family Rhyacophilidae
Rhyacophila alberta Banks 1918: 2, 4, 13.
2Rhyacophila alberta group: 2, 5, 6.
Rhyacophila brunnea Banks 1911: 2, 7, 13.
3Rhyacophila brunnea group: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 21.
Rhyacophila coloradensis Banks 1904: 2, 4, 13.
4Rhyacophila hyalinata group: 4, 6, 12.
Rhyacophila hyalinata Banks 1905: 6, 13.
Rhyacophila pellisa Ross 1938: 7, 8, 13.
5Rhyacophila siberica group: 4, 5.
Rhyacophila vao Milne 1936: 13.
Rhyacophila verrula Milne 1936: 4, 7, 12, 17, 2.
Family Uenoidae
Neophylax splendens Denning 1948: 8.
Neothremma alicia Dodds and Hisaw 1925: 1, 9, 19.
Oligophlebodes minutus (Banks) 1897: 8.
 

1Identifications based on larval specimens that cannot be reliably separated to species.

2Identifications based on larval specimens. Larvae of this species group (R. alberta and R. tucula) cannot be reliably separated; these specimens are likely R. alberta based on known geographic distributions.

3Identifications based on larval specimens. Larvae of this species group (R. brunnea or R. vao) cannot be reliably separated.

4Identifications based on larval specimens. Larvae of this species group (R. hyalinata and R. vocala) cannot be reliably separated; these specimens are likely R. hyalinata based on know geographic distributions.

5Identifications based on larval specimens. Larvae of this species group (R. narvae, R. pellisa, and R. valuma) cannot be reliably separated; these specimens are likely either R. pellisa or R. valuma based on known geographic distributions.

6Identifications based on larval specimens that cannot be reliably separated to species. It is likely these specimens are Dolophilodes aequalis based on known geographic distributions.

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