Allocapnia starki Kondratieff and Kirchner

Nations, Tina M., Stark, Bill P. & Hicks, Matthew B., 2007, The Winter Stoneflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) Of Mississippi, Illiesia 3 (9), pp. 70-94 : 83-87

Allocapnia starki Kondratieff and Kirchner

Allocapnia starki Kondratieff and Kirchner, 2000 . Holotype male, Mississippi, Claiborne County, Kennison Creek, Old Hwy . 61.

Distribution. LA and MS ( Stark & Baumann 2006). Mississippi populations have been reported, sometimes as A. recta , in Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lowndes, Marshall, Newton, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Warren and Wilkinson counties ( Alford 1998; Stark 1979; Kondratieff & Kirchner 2000; Stark & Lacey 2005) and in this paper new records are given for Adams County, Benton County, Calhoun County, Carroll County, Chickasaw County, Covington Co., Grenada County, Holmes County, Jasper County, Kemper County, Noxubee County, Panola County, Pontotoc County, Prentiss County, Tallahatchie County, Tippah County, Union County, Wayne County, Yalobusha County and Yazoo County. The species has been found almost statewide except for coastal counties and the Delta.

Allocapnia starki

Mississippi collection data. ( Fig. 38 ). Adams Co., Sandy Creek, Deerfield Road , 31 ° 22’ 94.3” N, 91 ° 14’ 74.5” W, 20 December 2006, B. Stark, 12 ♂, 2 ♀; Sandy Creek, Liberty Road , 31 ° 28’ 10.7” N, 91 ° 12’ 51.6” W, 20 December 2006, B. Stark, 3 ♂; Tributary St. Catherine Creek, Hwy 61, 31 ° 36’ 08” N, 91 ° 16’ 04” W, 27 December 2006, M. Alford, 2 ♂. Amite Co., Amite River, unnamed tributary to West Fork , 26 December 1997, M. Alford, 2 ♂, 1♀; Robinson Creek , CR 569, 1 January 1998, M. Alford, 5 ♂; Brushy Creek, Robertson Road , 22 December 1999, M. Alford, 1 ♂. Benton Co., Curtis Creek, Hwy 4, 34 ° 45’ 62.5” N, 89 ° 07’ 04.0” W, 23 December 2006, B. Stark, 2 ♂; Shelby Creek, Hwy 4, 34 ° 45’ 06.9” N, 89 ° 06’ 12.4” W, 23 December 2006, B. Stark, 1 ♂, 1 ♀. Calhoun Co., Persimmon Creek, Hwy 330, 33 ° 59’ 20.4” N, 89 ° 25’ 15.9” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 32 ♂; Tributary to Persimmon Creek, Hwy 330, 33 ° 59’ 20.5” N, 89 ° 24’ 97.4” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 6 ♂; Tributary to Skuna River, Hwy 32 at CR 155, 34 ° 03’ 11.6” N, 89 ° 13’ 67.7” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 36 ♂, 2 ♀. Carroll Co., Peachahala Creek , Hwy 51, 33 ° 15’ 68.1” N, 89 ° 44’ 55.8” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 19 ♂, 4 ♀; Hudson Creek , Hwy 51, 33 ° 14’ 26.6” N, 89 ° 45’ 14.1” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 2 ♂, 1 ♀; Potacocowa Creek, CR 100, 33 ° 39’ 11.3” N, 89 ° 53’ 21.0” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 1 ♂. Chickasaw Co., Dicks Creek , Hwy 164, 1 mile SVan Vleet, 3 January 2000, B. Stark and M. Alford, 2 ♂. Claiborne Co., Kennison Creek , Old Hwy. 61, 32 ° 03’ 39.3” N, 90 ° 53’ 47.9” W, 30 December 1998, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Samelocation , 22 December 2006, M. Howarter, 6 ♂, 6 ♀; Little Sand Creek, Old Port Gibson Road , 32 ° 05’ 96.4” N, 90 ° 47’ 91.6” W, 10 January 1996, B. Stark, 2 ♂, 2 ♀; Same location, 20 January 1996, B. Stark and S. Tucker, 3 ♂; Samelocation , 23 December 2002, B. Stark, 11 ♂, 1 ♀; Samelocation , 15 January 2005, B. Stark, 12 ♂, 3 ♀; Samelocation , 10 February 2001, B. Stark, 8 ♂, 2 ♀; Little Sand Creek , Natchez Trace Parkway, Rocky Springs, 32 ° 05’ 31.2” N, 90 ° 47’ 77.3” W, 12 January 1977, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Samelocation , 7 February 1977, B. Stark, 2 ♂; Owens Creek Natural Area, Natchez Trace Parkway, 32 ° 03’ 64.0” N, 90 ° 49’ 56.4” W, 12 23 December 2002, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Samelocation , 15 January 2005, B. Stark, 11 ♂; Owens Creek , Dillon Road, 32 ° 04’ 91.8” N, 90 ° 44’ 41.1” W, 23 December 2002, B. Stark, 17 ♂; Samelocation , 15 January 2005 B. Stark, 1 ♂; Samelocation , 19 January 2006, R. Rooks, 5 ♂; Samelocation , 20 January 2007, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Owens Creek , Curtis‐ Lester Road, 32 ° 05’ 46.3” N, 90 ° 43’ 77.1” W, 15 January 2005, B. Stark, 4 ♂; Same location, 23 December 2002, B. Stark, 19 ♂, 2 ♀; Ragsdale Creek, Regan Road, 32 ° 05’ 14.5” N, 90 ° 49’ 74.7” W, 23 December 2002, B. Stark, 17 ♂, 4 ♀; Same location, 15 January 2005, B. Stark, 29 ♂, 2 ♀; Same location, 2 January 2006, B. Stark, 10 ♂; Same location, 19 January 2006, B. Stark, 3 ♂; Samelocation 20 January 2005, B. Stark and M. Clark, 3 ♂; Same location 10 February 2001, B. Stark, 10 ♂; Same location, 1 December 2006, B. Stark, 3 ♂; Same location, 20 January 2007, B. Stark, 5 ♂, 2 ♀; Big Sand Creek, Old Port Gibson Road , 32 ° 07’ 03.3” N, 90 ° 46’ 40.8” W, 23 December 2002, B. Stark, 4 ♂; Same location, 10 February 2001, B. Stark, 2 ♂, 1 ♀; Big Sand Creek , Natchez Trace Parkway, 3 miles N Rocky Springs, 32 ° 06’ 99.2” N, 90 ° 46’ 03.0” W, 12 January 1977, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Samelocation 7 February 1977, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Copiah Co., Tributary of White Oak Creek, 1 mile N Crystal Springs , I‐55, 13 February 1977, B. Stark and M. Stegall, 1 ♂; Clear Creek , Utica Road, 32 ° 00’ 95.1” N, 90 ° 22’ 39.9” W, 20 December 2006, B. Stark, 6 ♂; Covington Co., Burtons Creek, Burton Creek Road, 31 ° 42’ 16.4” N, 89 ° 38’ 69.5” W, 13 December 2006, B. Stark and M. Hicks, 10 ♂, 4 ♀; Franklin Co., Middle Fork Homochitto River , Hwy. 84, 23 December 1996, B. Stark, 2 ♀; Porter Creek at USFS Road 108, 26 December 1997, M. Alford, 1 ♂; Samelocation , 21 December 1998, B. Stark, 2 ♂; Tally’s Creek , Homochitto National Forest, 21 December 1998, B. Stark, 3 ♂, 1 ♀; Grenada Co. , Tributary to Perry Creek, Carrollton Rd, 33 ° 43’ 57.3” N, 89 ° 49’ 96.1” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Clark Creek, Graysport Crossing Rd, 33 ° 50’ 71.3” N, 89 ° 35’ 80.5” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 15 ♂, 3 ♀; Tributary Yalobusha River, Long Creek Rd, 33 ° 49’ 43.4” N, 89 ° 51’ 67’6” W, 6 January 2007, B. Stark, 1 ♀; Hinds Co., Sand Creek , Hunt Road, 32 ° 06’ 17.5” N, 90 ° 43’ 15.1” W, 18 February 1999, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Samelocation , 10 January 1996, B. Stark, 9 ♂; Samelocation , 23 December 2002, B. Stark, 4 ♂; Samelocation 15 January 2005, B. Stark, 2 ♂, 1 ♀; Five Mile Creek, Old Port Gibson Road , 32 ° 10’ 51.5” N, 90 ° 39’ 86.1” W, 28 December 2002, B. Stark, 8 ♂, 1 ♀; Samelocation , 10 February 2001, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Harts Creek , Cayuga Road, 32 ° 08’ 82.9” N, 90 ° 39’ 11.7” W, 28 December 2002, B. Stark, 17 ♂, 1 ♀; Jones Creek, Tom Cain Road, 32 ° 09’ 78.5” N, 90 ° 40’ 11.5” W, 28 December 2002, B. Stark, 4 ♂, 4 ♀; Murphy Creek , Cayuga Road, 32 ° 08’ 64.9” N, 90 ° 38’ 49.6” W, 28 December 2002, B. Stark, 2 ♂; West Fork Harts Creek , Tom Cain Road, 32 ° 08’ 82.9” N, 90 ° 39’ 37.8” W, 28 December 2002, B. Stark, 4 ♂; Maxie Creek, Betigheimer Road, 32 ° 12’ 99.0” N, 90 ° 39’ 35.4” W, 5 January 2007, B. Stark, 8 ♂, 1 ♀; Tributary Maxie Creek , Canada Cross Road, 32 ° 14’ 11.1” N, 90 ° 41’ 00.9” W, 5 January 2007, B. Stark, 15 ♂, 1 ♀. Holmes Co., Harland Creek , Hebron Road, 9 December 2006, B. Stark, 1 ♀; Williams Creek , Hebron Road, 9 December 2006, B. Stark, 1 ♂. Jasper Co., Cedar Creek , CR 24, 32 ° 12’ 05.8” N, 89 ° 18’ 02.1” W, 13 December 2006, B. Stark and M. Hicks, 2 ♂, 2 ♀. Jefferson Co., Clarks Creek , Hwy 552, 1 January 2005, B. Stark, 5 ♂, 1 ♀; North Fork Coles Creek , Redlick Road, 1 January 2005, B. Stark, 13 ♂, 1 ♀; Compton Creek , Stampley Road, 1 January 2005, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Stampley Creek , Stampley Road, 1 January 2005, B. Stark, 2 ♂. Kemper Co., Wahalak Creek , Wahalak Road, 32 ° 52’ 94.9” N, 88 ° 33’ 96.4” W, 14 December 2006, B. Stark and M. Hicks, 20 ♂, 4 ♀. Lincoln Co., Fair River , Hwy 84, 5 January 2005, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Homochitto River , Hwy 550, 31 ° 40’ 19.3” N, 90 ° 43’ 06.9” W, 20 December 2006, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Cedar Creek , Hwy 550, 31 ° 40’ 39.0” N, 90 ° 40’ 20.4” W, 20 December 2006, B. Stark, 21 ♂, 2 ♀. Lowndes Co., Mayhew Creek , Hwy 12, 20 January 1996, B. Stark and S. Tucker, 5 ♂, 1 ♀; Howard Creek , Hwy 12, 6.5 miles NE of Hwy 82, 29 December 1998, B. Stark, 2 ♂. Marshall Co., Tippah River , Potts Camp, 5 February 1977, B. Stark, 1 ♂. Newton Co., Specific location unknown, 7 January 1978, B. Stark and M. Stegall, 1 ♂; Chunky River , I‐20, 15 January 1977, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Tonacana Creek , I‐20, 12 January 1979, B. Stark and P. Hartfield, 2 ♀; Tallahatta Creek , Dean Road, 18 December 2002, B. Stark and J. Lacey, 5 ♂. Noxubee Co., Macedonia Creek , Hwy 45, 20 December 2006, M. Hicks, M. Howarter, 13 ♂, 7 ♀; Shuqualak Creek , Hwy 45, 20 December 2006, M. Hicks, M. Howarter, 1 ♂. Panola Co., Long Creek , Hentz Road, 34 ° 13’ 68.8” N, 89 ° 54’ 71.4” W, 6 January 2007, B. Stark, 6 ♂; Johnson Creek , Hentz Road, 34 ° 14’ 58.0” N, 89 ° 55’ 06.8” W, 6 January 2007, B. Stark, 7 ♂; McIvor Canal , Hwy 315, 34 ° 26’ 26.7” N, 89 ° 59’ 83.1” W, 6 January 2007, B. Stark, 2 ♂. Pontotoc Co., Indian Creek , Hwy 341, 34 ° 06’ 17.6” N, 89 ° 11’ 40.7” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 36 ♂, 2 ♀; Kittahutty Creek , Hwy 341, 34 ° 05’ 77.7” N, 89 ° 12’ 69.4” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 14 ♂, 3 ♀. Prentiss Co., Dry Creek, Hwy 4, 34 ° 41’ 92.3” N, 88 ° 42’ 51.9” W, 23 December 2006, B. Stark, 12 ♂, 1 ♀; Big Rock Hollow , CR 1341, 4 January 2000, B. Stark and M. Alford, 1 ♀. Scott Co., Leaf River , Hwy 501, 1 February 2003, B. Stark, 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Leaf River , Sherman‐ Hill Road, 1 February 2003, B. Stark, 1 ♂. Simpson Co., Dabbs Creek , 1 mile N D’Lo, 9 February 1977, B. Stark, 1 ♀; Bush Creek , Schoolhouse Road, 30 December 2002, B. Stark, 1 ♂. Smith Co., Ichusa Creek , Boyte Road, 1 February 2003, B. Stark, 3 ♂; Turkey Creek , Hwy 501, 1 February 2003, B. Stark, 5 ♂. Tallahatchie Co., Hunter Creek , Hwy 32, 6 January 2007, B. Stark, 23 ♂, 2 ♀; Little Creek , McNulty Road, 6 January 2007, B. Stark, 20 ♂, 1 ♀. Tippah Co., Clear Creek , CR 615, 34 ° 41’ 44.6” N, 88 ° 47’ 92.4” W, 23 December 2006, B. Stark, 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Little Hatchie River , Hwy 4, 34 ° 43’ 22.7” N, 88 ° 51’ 35.2” W, 23 December 2006, B. Stark, 1 ♂. Tishomingo Co., Indian Creek , Hwy 25, lmile N Iuka, 3 January 2000, B. Stark and M. Alford, 2 ♂. Union Co., Little Tallahatchie River, CR 150, 34 ° 34’ 25.4” N, 88 ° 54’ 15.7” W, 23 December 2006, B. Stark, 9 ♂, 3 ♀. Warren Co., Bear Creek , Youngton Road, 20 December 1978, B. Stark, 6 ♂; Fox Creek , 20 December 1978, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Hamer Bayou , Fisher Ferry Road, 22 December 2006, M. Howarter, 1 ♂; Paces Bayou , Hwy 61, 22 December 2006, M. Howarter, 2 ♀; Tributary Jims Bayou , Campbell Swamp Road, 22 December 2006, M. Howarter, 1 ♀; Tributary Markham Creek , Bovina Cut‐ off Road, 32 ° 15’ 72.4” N, 90 ° 44’ 93.1” W, 5 January 2007, B. Stark, 5 ♂. Wayne Co., Eucutta Creek , 30 January 2007, M. Hicks, 3 ♂. Wilkinson Co., Clark Creek at Natural Area, 26 December 1997, M. Alford, 1 ♂. Yalobusha Co., Cypress Creek , Hwy 7, 33 ° 57’ 44.0” N, 89 ° 41’ 74.7” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 1 ♀; York Creek, Hwy 330, 33 ° 55’ 61.2” N, 89 ° 35’ 86.2” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 8 ♂; Tributary to Skuna River Canal, Hwy 330, Wof Benwood, 33 ° 56’ 27.1” N, 89 ° 31’ 37.1” W, 22 December 2006, B. Stark, 2 ♂, 2 ♀. Yazoo Co., Short Creek , Ridge Road, 32 ° 47’ 37.6” N, 90 ° 24’ 73.1” W, 6 December 2006, B. Stark, 2 ♂, 1♀ Tesheva Creek , Woods Road, 32 ° 56’ 81.6” N, 90 ° 13’ 53.6” W, 6 December 2006, B. Stark, 30 ♂, 3 ♀; Tesheva Creek , Sharper Road, 32 ° 55’ 49.8” N, 90 ° 13’ 53.6” W, 6 December 2006, B. Stark, 43 ♂, 1 ♀.

Male epiproct. Apical section of epiproctupper limb paddle shaped in dorsal aspect and very thin in lateral aspect ( Figs. 39‐40 ); apical section armed with numerous spines which extend to, or slightly beyond, angulation betweenapical andbasal sections of upper arm ( Figs. 39, 41 ); a narrow, mediangroove extends through field of spines.

Male tergal process. Tergum 8 bears a single, prominent, upright process; in dorsal aspect anterior and lateral rim capped by narrow, Uor V‐ shaped ridge armed with scale‐ like tubercles ( Figs. 42‐43 ); bare area caudal to ridge depressed to basal level of process.

Female subgenital plate. Abdominal sterna 7 and 8 completely separated by membrane. Posterior margin of subgenital plate usually with narrow, projecting lobe; anterior margin of sternum 8 with a pair of small mesal lobes ( Figs. 44 , 64 ).

Figures

Fig. 38. Distribution of Allocapnia starki in Mississippi.

Figs. 39‐44. Allocapnia starki, Noxubee Co., Macedonia Creek, Hwy 45. 39. Epiproct, dorsal, 40. Epiproct, lateral, 41. Epiproct tip, 42. Male tergum 8 and dorsal process, 43. Male tergum 8, lateral aspect, 44. Female abdominal sterna 7‐9. January 1977, B. Stark, 1 ♂; Owens Creek tributary, Curtis‐Lester Road, 32° 05’ 14.4” N, 90° 44’ 27.7” W,

Figs. 63‐66. Female terminalia. 63. Allocapnia rickeri, 64. Allocapnia starki, 65. Allocapnia virginiana, 66. Nemocapnia carolina.