California Soliperla Ricker, 1952 (Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae), Distribution And Taxonomic Characters
Author
Stark, Bill P.
Box 4045, Department of Biology, Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi, U. S. A., 39058 E-mail: stark @ mc. edu
stark@mc.edu
Author
Sandberg, John B.
California Department of Fish & Wildlife, CSUC Research Foundation, 233 Holt Hall, 940 West 1 st Street, California State University, Chico, California, U. S. A., 95929 E-mail: jsandberg @ csuchico. edu
jsandberg@csuchico.edu
Author
Lee, Jonathan J.
2337 15 Street, Eureka, California, U. S. A., 95501 E-mail: jlee @ humboldt 1. com
jlee@humboldt
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Soliperla quadrispinula
(
Jewett, 1954
)
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Figs. (2-3, 8-9, 14)
Peltoperla
(
Soliperla
)
quadrispinula
Jewett, 1954:169
.
Holotype
male
(CAS),
Wrangle Gap Camp
,
Jackson Co.
,
Oregon
.
Soliperla quadrispinula
:
Illies, 1966:26
.
Published
California
records.
Del Norte Co
.
,
3 mi
NE Hiouchi
,
1 June 1991
,
B. Stark
,
R.W. Baumann
,
C. Henderson
,
1♂
, 1L (
BPSC
).
Humboldt Co
.
,
Cedar Creek
, Hwy 299,
31 May 1991
,
B. Stark
, R.W
.
Baumann, C
.
Henderson
,
1♂
(
BPSC
)
.
Same
site,
25 April 1987
,
B. Stark
,
R.W. Baumann
,
C.R. Nelson
,
2 larvae
(
BPSC
)
.
Grassy Creek
,
Fieldbrook
,
22 May 1982
,
B. Stark
,
D. Ziegler
,
6♂
,
3♀
,
54 larvae
(
BPSC
,
BYU
)
.
Ruby Creek
,
3.8 miles
E Berry Summit
,
19 May 1998
,
C.R. Nelson
,
B. Stark
, I.
Sivec
,
S.W. Szczytko
,
1♂
(
BYU
)
.
Trinity Co.
,
Coffee Creek
,
7 June 1934
,
E.C. Van Dyke
,
1♂
(
CAS
)
.
Additional
California
records.
Del Norte Co
.
,
Small falls
into
Patrick Creek
,
1 mile
abv
Hwy
199,
Patrick Creek
Rd,
41.886333
,
-123.852066
,
24 May 2014
,
B. Stark
,
A. Harrison
,
2♀
(
BPSC
)
.
Small falls
into
Patrick Creek
,
Patrick Creek
Rd, abv
Shelly Creek
,
41.90535
,
-123.85595
,
24 May 2014
,
B. Stark
,
A. Harrison
, 1L (
BPSC
)
.
Tributary Smith River
,
Hwy
199, 1 mile NE
Myrtle Creek
,
1 June 1991
,
B. Stark
,
R.W. Baumann
,
C. Henderson
,
1♀
(
BPSC
)
.
Humboldt Co
.
,
Boise Creek
,
Boise Creek
Campground,
Hwy
299,
1 May 2011
,
B.C. Kondratieff
,
J.B. Sandberg
,
1♂
(
CSUIC
)
.
Boise Creek
,
South Boise Creek Campground
,
40.94367
,
-123.65679
,
24 May 2006
,
J. Lee
,
5♂
,
4♀
(
JJLC
)
.
Janes Creek
,
Trail
11,
Arcata Community Forest
,
27 May 2002
,
J. Lee
,
2♀
(
BYU
)
.
Jolly Giant Creek
,
Arcata
,
40.900
,
-123.716667
,
7 June 2005
,
R.W. Baumann
,
B.C. Kondratieff
,
1♂
(
BYU
)
.
Jolly Giant Creek
,
Arcata Community Forest
,
40.87674
,
-123.06954
,
22 May 2006
,
J. Lee
,
1♂
(
JJLC
)
.
Luffenholtz Creek
tributary,
Scenic Drive
,
2 miles
S
Trinidad
,
41.04187
,
-124.11910
,
24 April 2015
,
J. Lee
,
1♂
,
1♀
(
JJLC
)
.
Same
site,
30 April 2015
,
J. Lee
,
1♂
(
JJLC
)
.
Puter Creek
,
South of Mad River Fish Hatchery
,
40.84984
,
-123.99179
,
31 May 2008
,
J. Lee
,
5♂
,
1♀
(
JJLC
)
.
Rube Ranch Creek
,
Hwy
169, 5 miles NW
Weitchpec
,
41.22844
,
-123.77129
,
12 May 2010
,
J. Lee
,
1♂
(
JJLC
)
.
Ruby Creek
,
3.8 miles
E Berry Summit
,
40.907833
,
-123.7182167
,
25 May 2014
,
B. Stark
,
A. Harrison
,
2 larvae
(
BPSC
)
.
Same
site,
7 June 2005
,
B.C. Kondratieff
,
R.W. Baumann
,
1♂
,
1♀
(
CSUIC
)
.
Small
seep above
Ruby Creek
,
Hwy
299,
19 May 1998
,
S.W. Szczytko
,
B. Stark
,
C.R. Nelson
, I.
Sivec
,
1 ♀
,
7 larvae
(
BYU
)
.
Small
stream,
2.4 miles
E Berry Summit
,
Hwy
299,
7 June 2005
,
B.C. Kondratieff
,
R.W. Baumann
,
6♂
(
CSUIC
)
.
Same
site,
20 May 2001
,
B. Stark
,
K.W. Stewart
,
1♂
(
BPSC
)
.
Unnamed
stream,
Hwy
299, milepost 31.48,
40.90485
,
-123.73644
,
28 May 2008
,
J. Lee
,
1♂
(
JJLC
)
.
Same
site,
11 July 2008
,
J. Lee
,
2♂
(
BPSC
)
.
Van Duzen River
,
Rainbow Bridge
,
40.48058
,
-123.89093
,
5 June 2009
,
J. Lee
,
1♂
(
JJLC
)
.
Shasta Co
.
,
Montgomery Creek
,
Montgomery Falls
, off
Hwy
299,
24 May 2007
,
B.C. Kondratieff
,
R.W. Baumann
,
1♂
(
CSUIC
)
.
Roaring Creek
,
Big Bend Rd
,
N of Wengler
,
24 May 2007
,
R.W. Baumann
,
B.C. Kondratieff
,
1♂
,
1♀
(
BYU
)
.
Siskiyou Co
.
,
McCloud River
,
Lower falls
picnic area
Hwy
89 E
Mt Shasta
,
41.24012
,
-122.02479
,
23 May 2014
,
J.B. Sandberg
,
1♂
(
JBSC
)
.
Trinity Co
.
,
Bidden Creek
,
Hwy
299,
25 April 1987
,
B. Stark
,
R.W. Baumann
,
C.R. Nelson
,
3 larvae
(
BPSC
)
.
Same
site,
40.78928
,
-123.45122
,
10 May 2006
,
J. Lee
,
1♂
(
JJLC
)
.
Clear Creek
& adjacent tributaries,
Hwy
36,
2.6 mi
E of
Forest Glen
CG,
40.37411
,
-123.36347
,
J.B. Sandberg
,
2♂
(
JBSC
)
.
Figs. 2-7. California
Soliperla
male epiprocts. 2.
S. quadrispinula
, apical section of epiproct and upper stem, California, Humboldt Co., Unnamed stream near Berry Summit, Hwy 299. 3.
S. quadrispinula
, left half of anterior epiproct surface. 4.
S. sierra
,
apical section and upper stem of epiproct, California, Sierra Co., Big Springs, Hwy 49. 5.
S. sierra
, right half of anterior epiproct surface. 6.
S. thyra
, apical section of epiproct and upper stem, California, Napa Co., 9 miles N Calistoga, Hwy 29. 7.
S. thyra
, right half of anterior epiproct surface.
Male epiproct.
Stark & Gustafson (2004)
previously commented on variation in epiproct structure for this species. The SEM image in that study (
Fig.
17
in
Stark & Gustafson 2004
), taken from a specimen collected in Elk River Canyon, Curry County,
Oregon
, shows the marginal armature consists of a single row of 19 irregularly spaced and sized teeth, with four additional submarginals and a width of 400 μm; a small median gap occurs between teeth on the marginal row. The epiproct used in this study, taken from a Humboldt County,
California
specimen (
Figs. 2-3
) lacks most of the marginal teeth but the total number of teeth on the anterior face and margin (20) is similar to the number on the Elk River Canyon specimen, the width (417 μm) is also similar, and both samples show a median gap in the marginal teeth.
Male aedeagus.
Stark (1983)
noted the total number of large setal spines, while often four, may be slightly more or less numerous due to extra or fewer spines on one or more aedeagal lobes. Three spines are visible on the specimen shown in
Fig. 8
, but the fourth is hidden. The largest visible spine (
Fig. 9
) is 300 μm long. Each spine originates from a long slender sclerite.
Larval abdominal pigment pattern.
Stark (1983)
illustrated the pigment pattern for a specimen from the
type
locality in southern
Oregon
. This specimen had an obscure median circular spot on tergum 7 and relatively large median pale spots on terga 5 and 6. An additional small pale median spot is present on tergum 4. This is fairly similar to the pattern shown in
Fig. 14
from a Humboldt County,
California
specimen. The median spot shown on tergum 6 for the latter specimen is smaller than the one on tergum 5, and it is more circular than triangular. Six additional Humboldt County specimens show similar patterns. Based on these observations and supported by similar ones for
S. sierra
and
S. thyra
, we offer below a preliminary key to the larval
Soliperla
known from
California
.
Distribution.
Published
California
records for
S. quadrispinula
are available from Del Norte (1 site), Humboldt (6 sites) and Trinity (1 site) counties (
Jewett 1954
;
1960
;
Nelson & Stark 1987
;
Stark 1983
;
Stark & Gustafson 2004
). Herein, we report unpublished collections from five counties and 20 sites. The species also occurs in
Oregon
where it extends from Jackson and Curry counties in the South to Clatsop and Benton counties in the North (
Stark 1983
;
Stark & Gustafson 2004
). The
California
distribution is concentrated in four northwestern counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Shasta and Trinity (
Fig. 17
). An additional female
Soliperla
specimen collected in
Nevada
County by B.C. Kondratieff and C.J. Verdone and tentatively identified as
S. quadrispinula
was not included in
Fig. 17
, or in the list of material examined for this species.