Stonefly Species Allocapnia curiosa (Little Snowflies)

Source: Epiproct And Dorsal Process Structure In The Allocapnia Forbesi Frison, Allocapnia Pygmaea (Burmeister), And Allocapnia Rickeri Frison Species Groups (Plecoptera: Capniidae), And Inclusion Of Allocapnia Minima (Newport) In A New Species Group

Male epiproct. Apical segment of upper limb ca. 210 - 215 µm long, bearing a pair of basolateral ear-like projections and a dense median patch of wave-like spikes (Figs. 1 - 3). Median spike patch ca. 187 - 194 µm long and narrowly divided along entire length by groove, ear-like projections without spikes; apical segment ca. 138 - 146 µm wide across ear-like projections and narrowed to ca. 60 µm at apex. Basal segment of upper limb ca. 283 µm long and ca. 85 - 94 µm wide for most of length. Lateral areas of basal segment bearing irregular row of setae and a median groove but otherwise unadorned. Lower limb ca. 167 - 175 µm wide proximal to apical spoon. Male tergal process. Prominent raised structures on abdominal terga 7 and 8 (Figs. 1, 4 - 6). Process of tergum 7 conical, apex covered with scale-like structures; process of tergum 8 thin, narrowly notched, lobes bent slightly forward in lateral aspect and covered dorsally with scale-like structures; width of tergum 8 process ca. 177 µm. Anterior face of tergum 8 process bearing a low, rounded, median knob.