Perlesta lagoi Stark 1989
Creators: name: DeWalt, R. Edward
name: Grubbs, Scott A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Plecoptera
Perlidae
Perlesta
Perlesta lagoi

description: <i>Perlesta lagoi</i> Stark / <i>P. nitida</i> Banks. The descriptions and illustrations provided by Stark (1989) and Grubbs &amp; Stark (2001) appear identical, suggesting there is one widespread species ranging from Mississippi northeast to Connecticut. Settling this taxonomic question will require specimens from several locations throughout this region and from the type localities of each species. We are currently examining the species boundaries of all <i>Perlesta</i> in the Midwest using both morphological and molecular characters. DeWalt et al. (2001), using the name <i>P. lagoi</i>, found this species to be widespread across Illinois. Grubbs &amp; Stark (2001) presented a record for Ohio using <i>P. nitida</i> and Grubbs (2004) reported <i>P. nitida</i> from three Indiana counties. We present several new records that are identified as either <i>P. lagoi</i> or <i>P. nitida</i>. <b>IL, Cook Co.</b>, Chicago, [41.8500, - 87.6500], 7/1903, W.J. Gerhard, &amp;male; (FMNH); [DesPlaines River], River Grove (a.k.a. Glendon Park), [41.92925, -87.84516], 6/21/1903, W.J. Gerhard, &amp;male; (FMNH); <b>IN, Brown Co.</b>, Yellowwood Lake, [39.18118, -86.35254], 6/25/1946, E. Mockford, 2&amp;male;, &amp;female; (CNC); <b>Dearborn</b> Co., West Fork Tanner Creek, 4 km W Guilford, 6/6/2009, S.A. Grubbs, 4&amp;male;, 4&amp;female; (WKU); <b>Decatur</b> Co., Clifty Creek, CR 100N, Milford, 6/6/2009, S.A. Grubbs, 3&amp;male;, 1&amp;female; (WKU); <b>Dubois</b> Co., Southern Indiana-Purdue Agricultural Center, [38.45634, -86.68852], 6/11/1959, &amp;male; (PERC); <b>LaPorte</b> Co., Trail Creek, Michigan City, [41.7237, -86.8719], 6/21/1957, J. Lowe, &amp;male; (CNC); <b>Lawrence</b> Co., 6/19/1937, &amp;male; (PERC); Bedford, [38.8611, -86.487722], 7/6/1928, L.F. Steiner, &amp;male;, &amp;female; (PERC); <b>Martin</b> Co., East Fork White River, Shoals, [38.6673, -86.7926], 7/2/1974, A.V. Provonsha, L. Dersch, M. Lick, 2&amp;male; (PERC); <b>Monroe</b> Co., Bloomington, [39.16528, - 86.52639], 6/20/1944, Naugle, &amp;male; (CNC); <b>Montgomery</b> Co., Waveland, [39.88092, -87.04536], 6/10/1959, N. Wilson, R. Mumford, &amp;male; (PERC); <b>Newton</b> Co., Conrad Savanna, [0.8 km NE Conrad], [41.1073, -87.4373], 7/8/1998, E. Metzler, Black Light, 10&amp;male;, 14&amp;female; (OBS); <b>Owen</b> Co., Raccoon Creek, 3 km NW Freeman, Green’s Bluff Nature Preserve, 6/8-11/2006, S.A. Grubbs, 2&amp;male;, 3&amp;female;, 8N (reared) (WKU); <b>Pulaski</b> Co., 7/16/1947, &amp;female; (PERC); <b>Tippecanoe</b> Co., Wildcat Creek nr Lafayette, [40.45403, -86.85168], at light, 7/21/1976, M. Minno, &amp;female; (PERC); <b>Washington</b> Co., Middle Fork Blue River, 4 mi S. Salem at Hwy 135, 6/21/1972, W.P. McCafferty, A.V. Provonsha, E. Levine, M. Minno, &amp;male; (PERC).
description: Published as part of <i>DeWalt, R. Edward &amp; Grubbs, Scott A., 2011, Updates To The Stonefly Fauna Of Illinois And Indiana, pp. 31-50 in Illiesia 7 (3)</i> on page 41, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4760399
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