Leuctra alabama James, 1974

Harrison, Audrey B. & Stark, Bill P., 2010, Two New Species Of Stoneflies In The Leuctra Ferruginea Group (Plecoptera: Leuctridae), With Notes On The Leuctra Species Known For Mississippi And Alabama, U. S. A., Illiesia 6 (3), pp. 16-33 : 26

Leuctra alabama James

( Figs. 35-37 )

Leuctra alabama James, 1974:964 . Holotype ♂ (INHS), Hwy . 65, 8.3 mi N Hwy 146 jct, Jackson Co., Alabama

Material examined. Alabama: Jackson Co., tributary Larkin Fork, Hwy 65, ~ 8 mi N Hwy 146 jct, 18 May 2009, B. Stark, 1♂ ( BPS). Madison Co., Cold Spring, Fearn Street , Huntsville , 25 May 2006, B. Stark, I. Sivec, 21♂, 29♀ ( BPS) .

Comments. The Jackson County site listed above is near the type locality for this species, and the Cold Spring site is in an adjacent county. The similarity of the paraprocts of these specimens to those we determine to be L. rickeri suggests the need to examine the types and additional topotype specimens to determine if both species should be considered valid. Types of these species are on loan to a colleague and unavailable for our study (DeWalt pers. com.).

Figures

Figs. 35-40. Leuctra spp. male terminalia, SEM images. 35-37. L. alabama, Cold Spring, Madison Co., Alabama, and 38-40. L. rickeri, Burden Creek, Pope Co., Illinois. 35. Tergum 8. 36. Paraprocts, anterodorsal aspect. 37. Paraprocts, caudoventral aspect. 38. Male tergum 8. 39. Paraprocts, anterodorsal aspect. 40. Paraprocts, caudoventral aspect.