Oemopteryx species

Verdone, Chris J., Williams, Bronwyn W., Beaty, Steven R., Holland, Victor B., Grubbs, Scott A. & Dewalt, Edward, 2025, The adults, larvae, and systematics of the Nearctic Oemopteryx Klapálek, 1902 (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae), Zootaxa 5595 (1), pp. 1-94 : 13

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Oemopteryx species adult female key

1 Subgenital plate moderately produced posteriorly, sometimes emarginated with a concave or truncate margin (SGP in Figs 28E View FIGURE 28 , 30A–B View FIGURE 30 , 34E View FIGURE 34 , 36A–B View FIGURE 36 , 40E View FIGURE 40 , 42A–B View FIGURE 42 , 45E View FIGURE 45 , 47A–B View FIGURE 47 )............................................................ 2

1’ Subgenital plate not produced posteriorly (SGP in Figs 8E View FIGURE 8 , 10A–B View FIGURE 10 , 15E View FIGURE 15 , 17A–B View FIGURE 17 , 21E View FIGURE 21 , 23A–B View FIGURE 23 )....................... 5

2 Long fine setae ≥ 1mm extending to base of AA1 vein ( Fig. 28F View FIGURE 28 )............................................................................. Oemopteryx fosketti ( Ricker, 1965) View in CoL ( Canada: AB, SK, MB. USA: CO, UT, MT, ND, WY)

2’ AA1 vein of forewing with short fine setae ≤ 0.5mm ( Fig. 40F View FIGURE 40 , 45F View FIGURE 45 ), or if long setae present, not extending to base ( Fig. 34F View FIGURE 34 ) ................................................................................................... 3

3 Subgenital plate with a narrow U-shaped notch medially (SGP in Figs 40E View FIGURE 40 , 42A–B View FIGURE 42 )................................................................................. Oemopteryx leei Baumann & Kondratieff, 2009 View in CoL ( USA: CA, OR)

3’ Subgenital plate with a broad, shallow concave posterior margin or nearly entire (SGP in Figs 34E View FIGURE 34 , 36A–B View FIGURE 36 , 45E View FIGURE 45 , 47A–B View FIGURE 47 )... ................................................................................................... 4

4 Subgenital plate moderately sclerotized throughout (SGP in Fig. 45E View FIGURE 45 )....................................................................................................... Oemopteryx vanduzeea ( Claassen, 1937) View in CoL ( USA: CA)

4’ Subgenital plate with a moderately sclerotized triangular area medially, otherwise lightly sclerotized (SGP in Fig. 34E View FIGURE 34 )............ Oemopteryx glacialis ( Barnston, 1848) View in CoL ( Canada: NB, NS, ON, QC. USA: CT, MA, MI, MN, NH, NY, VT, WI, WV)

5 Abdominal tergum-1 with a U-shaped pale area (AT 1 in Fig. 20C View FIGURE 20 )......................................................... Oemopteryx tuscarora sp. nov. Verdone, Beaty, Holland & Williams ( USA: NC; Sand Hills Level IV ecoregion)

5’ Tergum-1 not as above (AT 1 in Figs 7C View FIGURE 7 , 14C View FIGURE 14 )............................................................... 6

6 Abdominal tergum-1 sclerotized with two submedial pale spots anteriorly (AT 1 in Fig. 7C View FIGURE 7 )............................ Oemopteryx bimaculata sp. nov. Verdone, Williams, Beaty & Holland ( USA: AL, GA, KY, TN, WV; Central & Southwestern Appalachians Level III ecoregions)

6’ Abdominal tergum-1 pale medially from anterior to posterior margin (AT 1 in Fig. 14C View FIGURE 14 )............................................. Oemopteryx contorta ( Needham & Claassen, 1925) View in CoL ( USA: CT, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, PA, TN, VA, WV)

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