Paracapnia opis

Paracapnia opis, the northeastern snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae.[1][2] It is found in North America.[2] Described by Edward Newman in 1839, it was the first known insect in the genus Paracapnia.[3] It is synonymous with Paracapnia curvata (Hanson, 1946).[4]

Paracapnia opis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Plecoptera
Family:	Capniidae
Genus:	Paracapnia
Species:	P. opis
Binomial name
Paracapnia opis (Newman, 1839)

References

1. "Paracapnia opis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
2. "Paracapnia opis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
3. Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects (1st ed.). Blackwell. p. 292.
4. B. P. Stark and R. W. Bauman (2004). "The winter stonefly genus Paracapnia (Plecoptera: Capniidae)". BioOne. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

• DeWalt R, Cao Y, Tweddale T, Grubbs S, Hinz L, Pessino M, Robinson J (2012). "Ohio USA stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera): species richness estimation, distribution of functional niche traits, drainage affiliations, and relationships to other states". ZooKeys 178: 1-26.

Further reading

• Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.