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| Tsali | June 14th, 2015, 11:59 pm | |
| Posts: 4 | Good evening, I’m working on an identification for a Perlid and something that has me perplexed is the cross vein in the right forewing anal region but doesn’t exist in the left forewing? I’m sure it’s something I’m overlooking. Thanks in advance. | |
| Taxon | June 15th, 2015, 4:21 am | |
 Site Editor Royse City, TXPosts: 1350 | Gary- Cross veins are much less consistently located than longitudinal veins. As I recall, Dr. McCafferty shared that information with me well over a decade ago, and in response to a question very similar to yours. :-) | |
| Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com | ||
| Tsali | June 15th, 2015, 8:11 am | |
| Posts: 4 | Thanks for the quick reply. If following Merritt and Cummins would you consider the forewings to have no crossveins then? If with one or more crossveins the couplet takes you to Hansonoperla or Perlinella but the diagnostics for these don't seem to fit. Thanks. | |
| Feathers5 | June 15th, 2015, 9:26 am | |
| Posts: 287 | That looks like a sulfur to me. | |
| Taxon | June 15th, 2015, 11:25 am | |
Site Editor Royse City, TXPosts: 1350 | Gary- I would need some context in order to offer any help regarding genus level identification. In which state or province was this specimen collected, and on what date? | |
| Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com | ||
| Tsali | June 15th, 2015, 8:28 pm | |
| Posts: 4 | Ignoring the cross vein I keyed this out as Acroneuria but I'm questioning this one for some reason. Body length is 25mm and wing length is 28mm. Specimen was collected in East Tennessee in the Hiwassee River in June. I've attached a couple of dorsal and ventral images to the original post. Thanks. | |
| Millcreek | June 15th, 2015, 9:53 pm | |
| Healdsburg, CA Posts: 356 | Gary- Looks like Acroneuria to me. Here are a couple of sites that show pictures. http://bugguide.net/node/view/896136/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/60917/bgimage | |
| Tsali | June 17th, 2015, 8:44 am | |
| Posts: 4 | Mark - Thanks for the response. Roger - Was that enough info? I suppose I should have provided better pics of the key diagnostic parts. Thanks! | |
| Taxon | June 17th, 2015, 12:30 pm | |
Site Editor Royse City, TXPosts: 1350 | Gary-Roger - Was that enough info? Sorry for the delay in responding. I also share your and Mark's belief that it's Acroneuria, for which the following species are present in Tennessee: Acroneuria abnormis (Common Stone) Acroneuria arida (Elegant Stone) Acroneuria carolinensis (Carolina Stone) Acroneuria covelli (no common name) Acroneuria evoluta (Constricted Stone) Acroneuria filicis (Illinois Stone) Acroneuria frisoni (Central Stone) Acroneuria lycorias (Boreal Stone) Acroneuria perplexa (Enigmatic Stone) Acroneuria petersi (Etowah Stone) | |
| Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com | ||
| Oldredbarn | June 17th, 2015, 1:50 pm | |
 Posts: 2608 | Acroneuria perplexa (Enigmatic Stone) That is a great name for a bug! "perplexa". Spence | |
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