Capnura
C. Riley Nelson
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The genus Capnura consists of seven species of winter stoneflies from North America. Most are western, but Capnura manitoba is found in the east, but reaching as far west as central Manitoba. This group was revised by Nelson & Baumann (1987).
Characteristics
Capnura is monophyletic based on the synapomorphy of the lower limb of the epiproct being flat, not curved upward. In most Capnura (all but C. manitoba) this lower limb is very short.
References
Nelson, C. R. & R. W. Baumann. 1987. The winter stonefly genus Capnura (Plecoptera: Capniidae) in North America: systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography. Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 113: 1-28.
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C. Riley Nelson
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Citing this page:
Nelson, C. Riley. 1996. Capnura. Version 01 January 1996 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Capnura/14099/1996.01.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
