STONEFLIES (PLECOPTERA) OF THE LAKE ATHABASCA REGION OF NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN AND THEIR BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFINITIES

Abstract Fifteen species of stoneflies (Plecoptera) were collected in the Lake Athabasca region of northern Saskatchewan. Capnia nearctica Banks is reported for the first time from Saskatchewan, and collection records of Isogenoides frontalis (Newman), Nemoura rickeri Jewett, and Paracapnia angulata...

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Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Authors: Dosdall, L.M., Lehmkuhl, D.M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1987
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Lake Athabasca
Tundra
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent1191059-12
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00048975
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Summary:Abstract Fifteen species of stoneflies (Plecoptera) were collected in the Lake Athabasca region of northern Saskatchewan. Capnia nearctica Banks is reported for the first time from Saskatchewan, and collection records of Isogenoides frontalis (Newman), Nemoura rickeri Jewett, and Paracapnia angulata Hanson represent significant range extensions. All species collected from lotic habitats have biogeographical affinities with streams from the Southern Boreal Ecoregion, but some species collected from Lake Athabasca have biogeographical affinities with the Southern Boreal Ecoregion and others have affinities with the Tundra.

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