taxonID	type	description	language	source
039C87E71943EE76B8ECF9B1FEE8F30E.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 - 8)	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E71943EE76B8ECF9B1FEE8F30E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype ♂ and paratype ♀, U. S. A., Alabama, Cleburne Co., unnamed tributary to Swan Branch, Shinnabone Creek, Talladega National Forest, 24 km SW Heflin, 28 December 2007, S. A. Grubbs (INHS). Additional paratypes: same but 9 ♂, 4 ♀ (WKU); same but 17 February 2003, 1 ♂, S. A. Grubbs (WKU). Clay Co., unnamed tributary to Cheaha Creek, Talladega National Forest, 19 km N Ashland, 33.4397 ° N, 085.8387 ° W, 4 December 2006, 1 ♂, A. L. Sheldon (WKU). Cleburne Co., unnamed tributary to South Fork Terrapin Creek, Talladega National Forest, 33.8220 ° N, 085.5148 ° W, 22 December 2007, 2 ♂, A. L. Sheldon (WKU); unnamed tributary to unnamed tributary to South Fork Terrapin Creek, Talladega National Forest, 4 km S Vigo, 33.8865 ° N, 085.5559 ° W, 26 January 2008, 2 ♂, 2 ♀, S. A. Grubbs (WKU). Georgia, Lumpkin Co., fast stream, 12 mi NW Cleveland, 30 December 1964, 1 ♂, Hensley and Smith (INHS, Catalog No. 11964).	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E71943EE76B8ECF9B1FEE8F30E.taxon	description	Male. Body length 3.5 – 5.0 mm. Wings reaching 6 th to the 9 th abdominal terga. Seventh abdominal terga unmodified. Dorsal process of 8 th terga markedly produced, nearly perpendicular to the plane of the abdomen (Figs 1 – 2); process with tuberculate transverse ridge that is partially (Figs. 3 – 4) to nearly completely separated medially (Fig. 5), with lobes that appear subtriangular in dorsal aspect (Figs. 3, 5) to subtruncate in anterodorsal aspects (Fig. 4). Apical limb of epiproct 2 X length of basal limb, moderately and roundly expanded distal half laterally (Fig. 1), nearly parallel-sided and unmodified dorsally (Figs. 6 – 7). Female. Body length 4.0 – 5.5 mm. Wings reaching 7 th terga to beyond tip of abdomen. Eighth abdominal sterna darkly sclerotized medially, only slightly sclerotized laterally, terminating in triangular projection posteriorly; separated from 7 th sterna by membrane (Fig. 8).	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E71943EE76B8ECF9B1FEE8F30E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name, used as a noun in apposition, is in reference to the indigenous Muskogee, or Creek, Native Americans who occupied the upper Coosa and Tallapoosa River valleys flanking the Talladega National Forest area prior to European settlement. The common name, Muskogee snowfly, is proposed for this species (Stark et al. 1998)	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E71943EE76B8ECF9B1FEE8F30E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Allocapnia muskogee is most similar to A. wrayi Ross and A. mystica Frison, the only two members of the A. mystica species group (Ross & Ricker 1971). Allocapnia zekia was described by Ross (1964) as a possible local variant of A. wrayi and also placed in the A. mystica group (Ricker & Ross 1971), but was subsequently synonymyzed with A. wrayi by Kondratieff & Kirchner (1982). Allocapnia muskogee is included in the A. mystica group. Allocapnia muskogee is distinguished from the other two members of this group most easily by details of the epiproct, in both lateral and dorsal aspects. The ratio of the apical limb length to the basal limb length varies across the A. mystica group. The apical limb of A. mystica is markedly shorter than the basal limb, approximately 0.75 X the length (Figs. 17 – 18). In contrast, the apical limb of A. muskogee is 2 X the length of the basal segment (Fig. 1) and 1 X – 1.5 X for A. wrayi (Figs. 9 – 10). Kondratieff & Kirchner (1982) illustrated the variability of the epiproct for Maryland and Virginia specimens of A. wrayi, depicting apical to basal limb ratios of 1.5 X (their Fig. 1) and 1 X (their Fig. 2), which is similar to the 1.5 X ratio shown here for two separate series of specimens from western Maryland (Figs. 9 – 10). Additional specimens of A. wrayi examined from Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina pertain easily to this concept. In lateral aspect the apical epiproct limb of A. muskogee is rounded distally (Figs. 1), and differentiated easily from both A. wrayi and A. mystica. For A. wrayi the distal end of the epiproct is truncate with a raised mid-dorsal keel (Figs. 9 – 10, 13 – 15), while the apical half of the epiproct of A. mystica bears a subdistal notch ventrally (Figs. 17 – 18). When viewed dorsally the epiproct apical limb of A. muskogee is parallel- or nearly parallel-sided and broadly rounded distally (Figs. 6 – 7). In contrast, the epiproct apical limb of A. wrayi is spatulate (Figs. 13 – 15) and for A. mystica the epiproct apical limb tapers markedly distally. The dorsal process of the 8 th abdominal terga of A. muskogee, A. wrayi, and A. mystica are similar and provide a less objective means of differentiating between species. The dorsal process lobes of A. muskogee vary from subtriangular to truncate (Figs. 3 – 5) while the lobes are more rounded for both A. wrayi (Figs. 11 – 12) and A. mystica (Figs. 19 – 20). Females of A. muskogee can be distinguished from A. wrayi and A. mystica by the posterior triangular projection of the 8 th abdominal sterna (Fig. 8). Allocapnia mystica bears a broadly rounded posterior margin (Fig. 24) while the posterior margin of A. wrayi varies from broadly rounded to slightly subtriangular (Fig. 16). Ross & Ricker (1971) did not distinguish the females of A. mystica and A. wrayi. Although A. mystica is distributed broadly across the unglaciated landscape east of the Mississippi River (Kondratieff & Baumann 2000; Stark et al. 2008) and is common throughout Alabama (James 1972), it is not a resident of upland or montane streams in the Talladega National Forest area. Allocapnia wrayi is regionally distributed in small, upland streams from southern Pennsylvania south to northwestern South Carolina, and has yet to be collected west of the Appalachian Mountains (Ross & Ricker 1971; Kondratieff & Baumann 2000; Stark et al., 2008). The single male specimen of A. muskogee from northern Georgia currently represents the northern end of its range.	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E71943EE76B8ECF9B1FEE8F30E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The type locality is a small, intermittent stream situated within a broad, flat valley. The only other stonefly species collected with A. muskogee, and only from the tributary to Cheaha Creek site, were A. aurora Ricker, A. menawa n. sp., and A. recta (Claassen).	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E71946EE7BBA07FC75FE07F3A7.taxon	description	(Figs. 25 - 32)	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E71946EE7BBA07FC75FE07F3A7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype ♂ and paratype ♀, U. S. A., Alabama, Clay Co., tributary to Cheaha Creek, Talladega National Forest, 19 km N Ashland, 33.4397 ° N, 085.8387 ° W, 28 December 2007, S. A. Grubbs (INHS). Additional paratypes: same but 14 ♂, 6 ♀ (WKU); same but 4 December 2006, 1 ♂, A. L. Sheldon (WKU).	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E71946EE7BBA07FC75FE07F3A7.taxon	description	Male. Body length 5.0 – 6.0 mm. Wings reaching from 5 th to the 7 th abdominal terga. Seventh abdominal terga unmodified. Dorsal process of 8 th terga elevated steeply above the abdominal plane (Fig. 25); process generally flat or weakly convex in lateral view with paired, poorly-developed, subapical setose processes (Figs. 26 – 28); process rugose, outer aspect broadly ushaped, inner aspect v-shaped, process lobes separated by shallow emargination anteriormedially (Fig. 27 – 28). Apical limb of epiproct upper limb subequal in length of basal limb (Fig. 25), markedly enlarged in distal half with slight subterminal emargination (Fig. 29), expanded slightly medially in dorsal view, tip broadly rounded (Figs. 30 – 31). Female. Body length 6.0 – 7.0 mm. Wings reaching 8 th terga to beyond tip of abdomen. Eighth abdominal sterna darkly sclerotized medially, only slightly sclerotized laterally, terminating in saginate projection posteriorly; separated from 7 th sterna by membrane (Fig. 32).	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E71946EE7BBA07FC75FE07F3A7.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name, used as a noun in apposition, honors Menawa of the Upper Creek Native Americans. Menawa was a Creek leader who was instrumental in opposing encroachment on Creek lands. The common name, Menawa snowfly, is proposed for this species (Stark et al. 1998).	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E71946EE7BBA07FC75FE07F3A7.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Allocapnia menawa is a member of the A. granulata group (Ross & Ricker 1971), which is currently comprised of seven species. Five species in particular, A. frisoni Ross & Ricker, A. granulata (Claassen), A. peltoides Ross & Ricker, A. unzickeri Ross & Yamamoto and A. warreni Ross & Yamamoto, possess the subapical paired setose processes exhibited by A. menawa. The remaining two species in this group, A. fumosa Ross and A. simmonsi Kondratieff & Voshell, lack setose processes. Allocapnia menawa most closely resembles A. granulata, A. unzickeri, and A. warreni. The epiproct apical limb to basal limb ratio of 1 X exhibited by A. menawa (Fig. 25) is readily distinguished from A. unzickeri and A. warreni. Both A. unzickeri (Fig. 33) and A. warreni (Ross & Ricker 1971, Fig. 23) possess an epiproct apical limb that is noticeably longer than the basal limb and have slim profiles in lateral aspect. Although the epiproct of A. granulata varies considerably across its broad range (Ross & Yamamoto 1967), the combination of the heavily enlarged epiproct apical limb and the dorsal process of the 8 th abdominal terga can differentiate A. menawa. The moderately enlarged apical limb of A. granulata depictedherefromsouthernKentucky (Fig. 34) and western Pennsylvania (Fig. 35) are typical of the central and northern populations with eastern genitalia described by Ross & Yamamoto (1967) yet not to the extent of A. menawa (Figs. 25, 29). The rugose dorsal process of A. granulata bears lobes that vary in length but are well separated apically (Figs. 37 – 38). In contrast, the dorsal process lobes of A. menawa are nearly convergent anteriomedially and appear triangular posteriorly (Fig. 28). The lobes of A. granulata are broadly rounded posteriorly. The females of A. menawa (Fig. 32) and A. granulata (Fig. 40) are very similar, and species recognition requires associated males. The female of A. unzickeri is easily distinguished from A. menawa since the 8 th abdominal sterna of the former species is either broadly truncate (Fig. 39) or slightly concave. The female of A. warreni is unknown.	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E71946EE7BBA07FC75FE07F3A7.taxon	discussion	The geographic range of A. menawa is allopatric with A. granulata, A. unzickeri, and A. warreni. Allocapnia granulata has a broad geographical range in the eastern Nearctic region, recorded from Oklahoma north to Minnesota and Quebec and south to Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia (Ross & Ricker 1971; Poulton & Stewart 1991; Kondratieff & Baumann 2000; Nations et al. 2007). Allocapnia granulata has also been collected from large streams flanking the Appalachian Mountains, yet does not extend to smaller, upland streams of the Talladega National Forest area. James (1972; Fig. 118) recorded this species only from two northeastern Alabama counties. Allocapnia unzickeri is distributed mainly within the Cumberland Plateau region in southern Tennessee and A. warreni is known only from northwestern Arkansas (Poulton & Stewart, 1991). Remarks. Allocapnia menawa has been collected only from the type locality, but is likely to be found from additional upland stream habitats in the Talladega National Forest area. Allocapnia aurora, A. muskogee n. sp., and A. recta were the only other stonefly species obtained with A. menawa.	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E7194BEE7BBBE7FBC0FED3F612.taxon	discussion	is the only member of this Holarctic and Oriental genus known from eastern North America. This species is distributed from the Canadian Maritime Provinces and Ontario south to Tennessee and South Carolina, with a western extension through Indiana and Kentucky (Stark & Kyzar 2000; Grubbs 2004). This species was collected recently from Talladega National Forest, representing a new state record and a southwestern range extension along the Appalachian Mountains.	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E7194BEE7BBBE7FBC0FED3F612.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. U. S. A., Alabama, Cleburne Co., tributary of Coleman Lake, Talladega National Forest, 3 March 1991, R. W. Baumann and S. Clark, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (WKU); tributary to South Fork Terrapin Creek, Talladega National Forest, 33.8779 ° N, 085.5509 ° W, 6 March 2007, 4 ♂, 2 ♀, A. L. Sheldon (WKU)	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E7194BEE7BBBE7F951FB62F112.taxon	discussion	was described recently from springs and small stream habitats in the Nashville Basin area of central Tennessee (Grubbs 2006 b). This species was recently obtained from springs in northern Alabama, representing a new state record, a modest southern range extension and the first state records of Soyedina.	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E7194BEE7BBBE7F951FB62F112.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. U. S. A., Alabama, Limestone Co., spring into tributary to Scarce Grease Branch, Sugar Creek, Smith Hollow, 2 km SE Lester, 18 February 2008, S. A. Grubbs, 5 ♂, 1 ♀ (WKU).	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E7194BEE7BB873FCB2FC58F6F0.taxon	discussion	is a broadly-distributed Appalachian species known from the Canadian Maritime Provinces, Quebec and Ontario south to Virginia, with a western extension through Indiana and Kentucky similar to that displayed by Paraleuctra sara and Ostrocerca truncata (Claassen) (Grubbs 2004; Surdick 2004). This species was obtained from Talladega National Forest, representing a new state record and potentially a significant southwestern range extension along the Appalachian Mountains. Stark & Harris (1986) noted that a female of S. mediana (Banks) had been collected from Calhoun County, presumably in or near Talladega National Forest and Surdick (1985, 2004) recorded this species from Alabama. The females of S. mediana and S. onkos, however, are difficult to separate without males. James (1972) gave a dubious record for S. mediana from Lawrence Co., which is unlikely since this species is a southern Appalachian-distributed species and that county is located in the northwestern portion of the state.	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E7194BEE7BB873FCB2FC58F6F0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. U. S. A., Alabama, Cleburne Co., small stream draining Dugger Mountain, Talladega National Forest, 22 May 2006, A. L. Sheldon, 1 ♂ (WKU).	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E7194BEE7BB873FE51FB2CF373.taxon	discussion	is distributed mainly along the Appalachian Mountains, confirmed from Pennsylvania south to Georgia (Stewart, 2000). This species was collected from the Cumberland Plateau region of northeastern Alabama, representing a new state record and a small southwestern range extension.	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
039C87E7194BEE7BB873FE51FB2CF373.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. U. S. A., Alabama, Jackson Co., Mill Creek, Skyline Wildlife Management Area, 5 km S Hytop, 6 February 2008, S. A. Grubbs, 1 ♂ (WKU); same but 19 February 2007, 1 ♀ (WKU).	en	Grubbs, Scott A., Sheldon, Andrew L. (2008): Allocapnia Muskogee And A. Menawa, New Species Of Snowflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) From The Talladega National Forest Region Of Eastern Alabama, U. S. A., Plus Four New State Records. Illiesia 4 (11): 99-109, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4758774
