Arsapnia Explained

Arsapnia is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae. There are about eight described species in Arsapnia.

The genus Arsapnia was originally described in 1897, but was considered a synonym of Capnia. Arsapnia was re-established in 2014 by Murányi, et al., for eight species of Capnia.

Species

These eight species, formerly members of Capnia, now belong to the genus Arsapnia:

• Arsapnia arapahoe (Nelson & Kondratieff, 1988)
• Arsapnia coyote (Nelson & Baumann, 1987)
• Arsapnia decepta Banks, 1897
• Arsapnia pileata (Jewett, 1966)
• Arsapnia sequoia (Nelson & Baumann, 1987)
• Arsapnia teresa (Claassen, 1924)
• Arsapnia tumida (Claassen, 1924)
• Arsapnia utahensis (Gaufin & Jewett, 1962)

Further reading

• Book: Mayflies and Stoneflies: Life Histories and Biology. 1990. Campbell . Ian C.. Springer. 978-94-010-7579-4. 10.1007/978-94-009-2397-3.
• Book: Nymphs of North American stonefly genera (Plecoptera). 1988. Stewart . Kenneth W.. Stark . Bill P.. Entomological Society of America. 978-0929398556.