Alloperla hamata Surdick

Alloperla hamata Surdick, 1981:349 .

Holotype ♂ (United States National Museum), intermittent stream [tributary Larkin Fork], Jackson Co., Alabama

Alloperla hamata: Surdick, 2004:16 . Redescription and distribution update

Images prepared by M.H. Lyon from the following material are in the Stark collection.

Material examined. AL: Lawrence Co., unknown site, 28 May 1985, S.C. Harris, 1 ♂ (BPS) .

Epiproct. Length from base to tip, ca. 239 μm. Greatest width, ca. 63 μm. Epiproct cowl without enlarged lobes but base extending almost to midlength; epiproct widest near midlength and slightly narrowed in apical third. Most of dorsal surface covered with dense setal mat; apex mostly bare but a narrow median hirsute band extends almost to tip. Margins of apical area serrate, bearing eight teeth on each side; apex also armed with a small, upturned hook. Lateral aspect of epiproct curved downward from base to midlength and curved slightly upward beyond midlength.