Pteronarcys
Genus of stoneflies
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Pteronarcys is a genus of giant stoneflies in the family Pteronarcyidae. There are about 8 described species in Pteronarcys.[1][2]
| Pteronarcys | |
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| Pteronarcys dorsata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Pteronarcyidae |
| Tribe: | Pteronarcyini |
| Genus: | Pteronarcys Newman, 1838 |
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Species
- Pteronarcys biloba Newman, 1838 (knobbed salmonfly)
- Pteronarcys californica Newport, 1848 (giant salmonfly)
- Pteronarcys comstocki Smith, 1917
- Pteronarcys dorsata (Say, 1823) (American salmonfly)
- Pteronarcys pictetii Hagen, 1873 (midwestern salmonfly)
- Pteronarcys princeps Banks, 1907 (ebony salmonfly)
- Pteronarcys proteus Newman, 1838 (Appalachian salmonfly)
- Pteronarcys scotti Ricker, 1952
