A New Species Of Perlesta (Plecoptera: Perlidae) From North Carolina With Additional Records For North Carolina And Virginia Author Kondratieff, Boris C. Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, U. S. A. 80523 E-mail: Boris. Kondratieff @ Colostate. edu Boris.Kondratieff@Colostate.edu Author Zuellig, Robert E. U. S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 415, Denver, Colorado, U. S. A. 80225 E-mail: rzuellig @ usgs. gov rzuellig@usgs.gov Author Lenat, David R. David Lenat, Lenat Consulting, 3607 Corbin Street, Raleigh, NC, U. S. A. 27612 E-mail: lenatbks @ mindspring. com lenatbks@mindspring.com text Illiesia 2011 7 27 297 301 journal article http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4753217 e764fd2c-8149-4cfd-87a3-6d29f159116f 1854-0392 4753217 Perlesta shawnee Grubbs 2005 North Carolina : Caldwell Co. , Wilson Creek , Brown Mountain Beach Rd , W Lenoir , 35.89937 - 81.71568 , 12 July 2008 , B. Kondratieff , R.E. Zuellig & D. Lenat , 1♂ ( CSUC ); Cleveland Co. , First Broad River , Mt. Zion Church Rd , S New Hope , 35.47546 -81.67378 , 13 July 2007 , B. Kondratieff , R.E. Zuellig & D. Lenat , 1♂ , 6♀ ( CSUC ); Macon Co. , Cullasaja River , Peeks Creek Rd , SE Franklin , 35.12515 -83.28508 , 13 July 2008 , B. Kondratieff , R.E. Zuellig & D. Lenat , 7♂ , 3♀ ( CSUC ); Polk Co. , Pacolet River , Edney Rd , W Tyron/Lynn , 35.22422 -82.27082 , 14 July 2008 , B. Kondratieff , R.E. Zuellig & D. Lenat , 2♂ , 3♀ ( CSUC ); Wilkes Co. , Hunting Creek , Hwy 115, SE Maravian , 36.07869 -80.97765 , 11 July 2008 , B. Kondratieff , R.E. Zuellig & D. Lenat , 5♂ , 3♀ ( CSUC ); North Prong Lewis Fork , Stanton Loop Rd , ( Nichols Rd , NC 1300), W Fairplains , 36.19429 -81.31668 , 11 July 2008 , B. Kondratieff , R.E. Zuellig & D. Lenat , 1♂ ( CSUC ). Grubbs and DeWalt (2008) reported P . shawnee (originally described from Illinois and Indiana ) from North Carolina based on our material. The above records indicate that this species is apparently a common summer-emerging species in western North Carolina .