Utacapnia Gaufin, 1970

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Capnia columbiana species complex sensu Nebeker & Gaufin 1965 — Nebeker & Gaufin 1965: 469. (revision).

Capnia (Utacapnia) Nebeker & Gaufin, 1967 — Nebeker & Gaufin 1967: 236. (original description).

Capnia (Utacapnia) Gaufin, 1970 — Gaufin 1970: 197. (type species designation: Capnia lemoniana Nebeker & Gaufin, 1965). Utacapnia Gaufin, 1970 — Zwick 1973: 390. (first use as a generic name, without former designation).

Diagnosis. Male epiproct: B-scl lacking, developed into large Ll attached to Ep-scl; Lb-scl medium sized, fused with Ep-scl; Ep-scl entire both ventrally and laterally, caudal setae present; I-scl and Ec absent. Male Pp: apical part long and wide; Fp long and wide, divided from Rp. Male Sg: fused with St 9 and Tg 9, vesicle absent. Female Sg: pointed and incised, slightly overhanging, lateral sclerites present. Male tergites: process lacking. Ventral thoracic sclerites: MPrs and MeFs triangular, MeFsp separated from MePfs. Macropterous wings: forewing A1 beyond a and R1 before r curved.

Species included. 10 valid species from the West Nearctic and 1 from the East Nearctic (DeWalt et al. 2014); 10 of these species examined (see Appendix 1).

Taxonomy