The Nemouridae are a family of stoneflies containing more than 700 described species, occurring primarily in the Holarctic region.[1][2] Members of this family are commonly known as spring stoneflies or brown stoneflies. Fly fishermen often refer to these insects as tiny winter blacks.

Nemouridae
Nemoura cinerea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Cohort: Polyneoptera
Order: Plecoptera
Superfamily: Nemouroidea
Family: Nemouridae
Amphinemura nymph.

Although these insects use a wide range of flowing-water habitats, they tend to be most prevalent in smaller streams. The nymphs are distinctive, being broad-bodied and bristly with divergent wing pads.

Subfamilies and genera

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The Plecoptera species file lists:[2][3]

Amphinemurinae

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Authority: Baumann, 1975

  1. Amphinemura Ris, 1902
  2. Indonemoura Baumann, 1975
  3. Malenka (insect) Ricker, 1952
  4. Mesonemoura Baumann, 1975
  5. Protonemura Kempny, 1898
  6. Sphaeronemoura Shimizu & Sivec, 2001
  7. Tominemoura Sivec & Stark, 2009

Authority: Billberg, 1820

  • genus group Nemoura
  1. Illiesonemoura Baumann, 1975
  2. Nemoura Latreille, 1796
  3. Sinonemura Mo, Li & Murányi, 2020
  4. Zapada Ricker, 1952
  • other genera:
  1. Balticonemoura Chen, 2021
  2. Lednia Ricker, 1952
  3. Nanonemoura Baumann & Fiala, 2001
  4. Nemurella Kempny, 1898
  5. Ostrocerca Ricker, 1952
  6. Paranemoura Needham & Claassen, 1925
  7. Podmosta Ricker, 1952
  8. Prostoia Ricker, 1952
  9. Shipsa Ricker, 1952
  10. Soyedina Ricker, 1952
  11. Visoka Ricker, 1952

References

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  1. ^ Nelson, C. Riley. 1996. Nemouridae. Version 1 January 1996 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Nemouridae/13941/1996.01.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
  2. ^ a b DeWalt, R.E.; Maehr, M.D.; Neu-Becker, U.; Stueber, G. (2019). "family Nemouridae". Plecoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Nemouridae". GBIF. Retrieved 11 June 2019.