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Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
Aquatic macroinvertebrates identified from kings creek and other aquatic habitats on konza prairie biological station (KPBS)
(Updated by David Stagliano; January 2000) (compiled by Ken Fritz; September 1995)
Key for Collection Sites 
DS = Dave Smith (Smith 1982)
GP = Gene Petersen (Petersen 1979)
JF = Joel Funk (unpublished data)
JK = Jeff Kavanaugh (Kavanaugh 1984)
LG = Larry Gray (Gray 1988, 1989, 1993)
JG = J. K. Gelhaus (Gelhaus 1982)
LF = Len Ferrington (Ferrington 1981, 1982)
KF = Ken Fritz (unpublished data)
MG = Martin Gurtz (unpublished data)
KBS = Kansas Biological Survey
DMS =David M. Stagliano (specimens archived in the Kansas State Univ, Museum of Prairie Arthropod Diversity)
CLASS INSECTA
Order Collembola (JF)
Podura aquatica (KF, DMS)
OFTEN FOUND ALONG STREAM AND POND BANKS AMONG LITTER.
Order Ephemeroptera
Family Baetidae
Fallceon quilleri (Dodds) (DS, GP, JF, LG, KF, DMS)
Callibaetis sp.
Pseudocloeon sp.
Family Heptageniidae
Leucrocuta maculipennis (Walsh) (DMS: 2 specimens collected by Harveyville Elementary (KEEP Program) nr. Nature Trail)
Stenacron interpunctatum (Walker) (DS, JF, LG, KF)
Stenonema femoratum (Say) (DMS)
Family Caenidae
Caenis latipennis Banks (DS, JF, LG, KF, DMS)
Family Leptophlebiidae
Choroterpes sp. (GP, DS, JF, LG)
Leptophlebia sp. (DS, LG, KF, DMS)
Paraleptophlebia sp. (DS, LG)
Family Isonychiidae
Isonychia sicca (LG, DMS)
Family Ephemeridae
Hexagenia limbata (LG; note: probably came from Kansas River; DMS nymphs found near Nature Trail)
Family Potamanthidae
Potamanthus myops (LG; note: probably came from Kansas River)
Order Odonata
Family Aeshnidae
Aeshna ambrosa (KF)
Collected in headwater pools in N01b
Family Libelluidae
Libellula sp. (KF)
Pachydiplax sp. (KF)
COLLECTED IN CATTLE TROUGHS & PROBABLY OTHER LENTIC HABITATS
Family Coenagrionidae (GP)
Argia sp. (JF, KF, DMS)
Argia plana (DMS: N4D spring)
Family Calopterygidae
Calopteryx sp. (DS, KF:
COLLECTED NR. NATURE TRAIL BRIDGE & PERENNIAL SITES).
Calopteryx maculata (DMS: N4D spring)
Family Lestidae
Archilestes sp. (KF: collected in pools in N02b)
Archilestes grandis (Rambur) (DMS: N04D)
Order Plecoptera
Family Capniidae
Allocapnia sp. (nr. mohri) (KBS, Shane Creek drainage)
Allocapnia vivipara (Claassen) (KF, DMS)
Family Leuctridae
Zealeuctra sp. (JF, KF)
Zealeuctra claasseni (DMS)
Family Perlidae
Acroneuria sp. (DS) rare species
Perlesta placida (Hagen) complex (GP, DS, JF, KF, DMS)
Order Hemiptera
Family Hydrometridae
Hydrometra australis (=martini) (KBS, JF) pond
Family Veliidae (JF, KF)
Microvelia Americana
M. hinei pond
M. paludicola
M. pulchella pond
Paravelia stagnalis pond
Family Gerridae
Gerris remigis Say (JF, KF, DMS)
Gerris marginatus Say (KBS) pond
Trepobates sp. (JF)
Family Belostomatidae
Belostoma fluminea Say (KF, KBS) pond
Family Pleidae
Neoplea striola (Fieber) (KBS) pond
Family Corixidae
Corisella edulis (Champ.) (KBS) light
Hesperocorixa obliqua (Hungerford) (KBS) pond
Palmacorixa sp. (probably buenoi Abb.) (KBS pond, KF??)
Sigara alternata (Say) (KBS) pond
S. grossolineata (Hungerford)
S. modesta (Abb.)
Trichocorixa calva (Say) (KBS, KF??) pond& stream
T. kanza Sail. (KBS) pond& stream
Family Notonectidae
Buenoa margaritacea Bueno (KBS) pond
Notonecta undulata Say (KBS) pond
Family Nepidae
Ranatra sp. (KF) pond
Family Mesoveliidae
Mesovelia mulsanti (KBS pond, JF, KF)
Family Gelastocoridae
Gelastocoris oculatus (Fab.) (KBS: pond) (KF, DMS: Collected along stream margin near N04D weir)
Order Megaloptera
Family Sialidae
Sialis sp. (GP, JF, KF, DMS)
Order Trichoptera
Family Philopotamidae
Chimarra sp. (GP, KF, DMS)
C. feria Ross (LG) light
C. obscura (Walker) (LG) light
Family Polycentropodidae
Polycentropus sp. (GP, JF, DMS)
Polycentropus centralis Banks (LG) light
Family Hydropsychidae
Cheumatopsyche sp. (GP, JF, KF, DMS)
C. pettiti (LG: light, DMS: male pupae)
Hydropsyche sp. (JF)
H. betteni (KF)
H. arinale Ross (LG) light
Family Hydroptilidae
Hydroptila sp. (JF, KF, DMS)
H. consimilis Morton (LG: light, DMS: male pupae)
Ochrotrichia sp. (LG) light
Ochrotrichia arizonica (Denning & Blickle) (DMS: male pupae)
Orthotrichia aegerfaciella (LG) light
Mayatrichia sp. (LG) light
Oxyethira sp. (KBS) Eiss Spring
Family Phryaneidae
Phryganea sayi Milne (LG) light
Family Limnephilidae
Ironoquia sp. (MG, KF)
Ironoquia punctatissima (Walker) (LG:light) Collected in upland headwaters & wetlands
Family Helicopsychidae
Helicopsyche borealis Hagen
Family Leptoceridae
Ceraclea tranversus (Hagen) (LG) light
Nectopsyche diarina (Ross) (LG) light
Oecetis cinerascens (Hagen) (LG) light
O. inconspicua (Walker) (LG) light
Triaenodes tarda Milne (LG) light
Order Coleoptera
Family Gyrinidae
Dineutus assimilis (KBS pond, KF??)
Family Haliplidae (JF, KF)
Haliplus borealis (KBS) pond
H. deceptus (may be 2 spp. KBS) pond
H. tortilipenis (KBS) pond
H. triopsis (KBS) pond
Peltodytes edentulus (KBS) pond& stream
P. litoralis (KBS) pond& stream
P. sexmaculatus (KBS) pond
Family Dytiscidae (JF, KF unid. larvae of Hydroporus & other genera collected)
Agabus spp. (A. semivittatus or A. seriatus JF, KBS, DMS)
A. semivittatus (KF)
Copelatus chevrolatei renovatus (KBS pond, KF)
Cybister fimbriolatus (KBS) pond
Hydroporus dimidiatus (KBS) pond& stream
H. diversicornus (KBS, KF, DMS) pond& stream
H. niger (KBS) pond
H. ouachitus (KBS)
H. undulatus (KBS) pond
H. sp. (villis group) (KBS, KF)
H. wickhami (KBS, KF) pond& stream
Hydrovatus sp. (JF)
H. pustulatus? (KBS) pond
Hygrotus acaroides (KBS) pond
Lacophilus fasciatus terminalis? (KBS, KF???) pond
L. maculosus (KBS, KF???) pond& stream
L. proximus (KBS) pond
Uvarus sp. (KBS) pond
Family Hydrophilidae (JF collected unid larvae)
Berosus pantherinus (KBS) pond
B. peregrinus (KBS) pond
Cymbiodyta beckeri (KBS)
Enochrus ochraceus (KBS)
Enochrus sp. (DMS: larvae)
E. perplexus (KBS)
E. Pygmaeus nebulosus (KBS)
Hydrochus neosquamifer (KBS) pond& stream
H. rufipes (KBS) pond
Hydrophilus triangularis (KBS) pond
Paracymus communis (KBS: pond& stream)
Paracymus sp. (DMS: larvae)
P. confusus (KBS) pond
Phaenonotum exstriatum (KF) headwaters, marginal, muddy banks
Tropisternus ellipticus (KBS, KF??)
T. lateralis nimbatus (KBS) pond
T. natator (KBS) pond
Family Elmidae
Stenelmis crenata (GP, JF, KF, KBS, DMS)
Family Staphylinidae
Stenus sp. (KF)
Order Diptera
Family Tipulidae
Subfamily Tipulinae
Tipula sp. (JF, DMS)
T. abdominalis (KF, DMS)
T. (Bellardina) albimacula Doane (JG) light (Eiss & Crouse Springs)
Subfamily Limoniinae
Antocha sp. (JF, KF)
Erioptera (Ilisia) venusta Osten Sacken (JG) light (Eiss Spring)
Gonomyia (Euptilostena) knowltoniana Alexander (JG) light (N.Branch)
Gonomyia sp. (DMS: larvae, N4D)
G. (Progonomyia) slossonae Alexander (JG) light (N.Branch)
Hexatoma sp. (GP, DMS)
Limonia sp. (DMS)
Molophilus sp. (KF)
Pseudolimnophila sp. (KF, DMS)
Family Psychodidae
Subfamily Psychodinae
Pericoma sp. or Telmatoscopus sp. (KF)
Family Dixidae
Dixa sp. (KF)
Family Chaoboridae
Subfamily Chaoborinae
Chaoborus??? (KF) cattle trough near Edler Spring
Family Culicidae (JF)
Family Simuliidae
Subfamily Simuliinae
Simulium spp. (includes S. parnassum & S. tuberosum) (GP, JF, KF, DMS)
Family Ceratopogonidae (GP)
Subfamily Forcipomyiinae
Forcipomyia sp. (KF, DMS)
Atrichopogon sp. (JF)
Subfamily Dasyheleinae
Dasyhelea sp. (KF, DMS)
Subfamily Ceratopogoninae
Bezzia spp. (KF, DMS)
Culicoides spp. (JF, KF, DMS)
Palpomyia spp. (JF, KF, DMS)
Family Chironomidae (DS, GP, JF, KF, DMS)
Subfamily Tanypodinae (KF)
Tribe Tanypodini
Tanypus (Tanypus) stellatus Coquillett (LF)
Tribe Macropelopiini
Procladius sp. (JK)
P. (Psilotanypus) bellus (Leow) (LF)
Tribe Coelotanypodini
Ablabesmyia sp. (JK, DMS)
Coelotanypus concinnus (Coquillett) (LF)
C. scapularis (Loew) (LF)
Tribe Pentaneurini
Conchapelopia sp. (JK)
C. (Conchapelopia) dusena Roback (LF)
C. (Conchapelopia) telema Roback (LF)
Helopelopia cornucaudata (JK)
Meropelopia americana (JK)
M. flavifrons (JK)
Larsia spp. (JK) 2
Larsia pallens (Coquillett) (LF)
Paramerina smithae (Sublette) (LF)
Thienemannimyia (Thienemannimyia) norena (Roback) (LF)
Zarvrelimyia sinuosa (Coquillett) (JK, LF)
Subfamily Diamesinae
Diamesia sp. (JK)
Subfamily Chironominae
Tribe Chironomini
Chironomus sp. (JK)
Cryptochironuomus spp. (JK, LF) at least 2
Dicrotendipes spp. (JK, LF)
D. botaurus (Townes) (LF)
Harnischia collator Townes (LF)
Microtendipes sp. (JK)
M. pedellus var. pedellus (DeGeer) (LF)
Paratendipes sp. (JK)
P. albimanus (Meigen) (LF)
Polypedilum sp. (JK)
Stenochironomus sp. (DMS)
Stictochironomus sp. (JK)
Tribe Tanytarsini
Lenziella sp. (JK)
Micropsectra spp. (JK) 3
Paratanytarsus spp. (JK) 2
Rheotanytarsus sp. (JK)
Tanytarsus spp. (JK) 3
Subfamily Orthocladiinae
Chaetocladius spp. (JK, LF) at least 2
Crictopus spp. (JK) 2
Eukiefferiella spp. (JK, LF) at least 2
Hydrobaenus sp. (JK, LF)
Krenosmittia sp. (JK)
Limnophyes sp. (JK)
Metriocnemus sp. (JK, LF)
Nanocladius sp (JK)
Orthocladius sp. (LF)
O. obumbratus cplx. (JK)
O. mallochi (JK)
O. abiskoensis (JK)
O. thienemanni (JK)
Paracricotopus sp. (JK)
Parakiefferiella sp. (JK)
Psectrocladius sp. (LF)
Pseudorthocladius spp. (JK) 2
Pseudosmittia sp. (JK)
Psilometriocnemus sp. (JK)
Tvetenia sp. (JK)
Corynoneura spp. (JK) 4
Thienemanniella sp. (JK)
Family Tabanidae
Tabanus sp. (KF)
Unknown sp. (KF)
Family Stratiomyidae (JF)
Subfamily Stratiomyinae
Caloparyphus sp. (KF)
Hedriodiscus sp. or Odonomyia sp. (KF)
Myxosargus sp. (KF)
Family Empididae (JF)
Family Muscidae
Limnophora sp. (GP, JF)
Phylum Platyhelminthes
CLASS TURBELLARIA
Order Tricladida
Family Planariidae
Dugesia sp. (GP, KF, DMS)
COLLECTED NEAR NATURE TRAIL BRIDGE AND PROBABLY IN MOST OF THE LOWER PERENNIAL STREAM
Phagocata sp.???
COLLECTED FROM EDLER SPRING (SUBTERRANEAN SPECIES)
Phylum Nematoda (JF, KF)
Phylum Nematomorpha (GP, JF)
Class Gordioidea
Family Gordiidae
Gordius sp. (KF)
COLLECTED IN EPHEMERAL POOL DURING THE FALL NEAR N04D WEIR
PHYLUM ANNELIDA
CLASS OLIGOCHAETA (JF, KF, DMS)
Order Haplotaxida
Family Naidiae
Nais sp. (GP, KF)
PHYLUM ARTHROPODA
CLASS CRUSTACEA
Order Cladocera (KF, DMS)
Subclass Copepoda
Order Eucopepoda
Suborder Cyclopoida (JF, KF, DMS)
Suborder Harpacticoida (JF, KF, DMS)
Subclass Ostracoda (JF, KF, DMS)
Order Isopoda
Suborder Asellota
Family Asellidae
Caecidotea tridentata (Hungerford) (GP, JF, KF)
Normally a subterranean species
Order Amphipoda
Family Gammaridae
Bactrurus hubrichti Shoemaker (GP, JF)
Normally a subterranean species
Order Decapoda
Family Astacidae
Orconectes sp. (JF)
O. nais (KF: common in slower, warmer pools.)
O. neglectus (KF, DMS: common in cooler headwaters.)
CLASS ARACHNOIDEA
Order Acari
Suborder Trombidiformes (JF, KF)
Family Hygrobatidae
Atractides sp. (GP)
Family Krendowskiidae
Krendowskia similis (KF)
PHYLUM MOLLUSCA
CLASS GASTROPODA
Order Basommatophora
Family Physidae (KF)
Physa sp. (GP, JF, DMS)
P. hawnii (DS)
Physella sp. (KF)
Family Planorbidae (JF)
Family Ancylidae
Gundlachia meekiana Stimpson (DS)
Unknown sp. (JF)
CLASS PELECYPODA
Family Sphaeriidae (JF)
Pisidium sp. (KF, DMS)