Soyedina
| Soyedina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Infraclass: | Neoptera |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Nemouridae |
| Genus: | Soyedina Ricker, 1952 |
| Species | |
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Soyedina is a genus of stoneflies belonging to the family Nemouridae. This exclusively Nearctic genus was originally erected as a subgenus of Nemoura but was elevated to genus status by Joachim Illies in 1966. There are currently 11 described species, most only identifiable by small differences in the genitalia.
Species
- Soyedina alexandria
- Soyedina calcarea
- Soyedina carolinensis
- Soyedina interrupta
- Soyedina kondratieffi
- Soyedina merritti
- Soyedina nevadensis
- Soyedina potteri
- Soyedina producta
- Soyedina vallicularia
- Soyedina washingtoni
References
- Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org
- Soyedina alexandria and S. calcarea (Plecoptera: Nemouridae), new stonefly species from the eastern Nearctic region and notes on the life cycle of S. calcarea