BIODIVERSITY of OUACHITA UPLAND RIVERS
Benthic Macroinvertebrates: Insects
This is a preliminary list of insects. Many specimens are still being identified by our taxonomic experts.
Class Insecta

Order Coleoptera (beetles)

 Order Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Order Odonata

Family Dermestidae

Family Baetidae

Family Coenagrionidae

Family Elmidae

Acentrella sp.
Acerpenna pygmaea
Acerpenna sp.
Apobaetis sp.
Baetis intercalaris
Baetis sp.
Heterocloeon sp.
Paracloeodes sp.
Plauditus sp.
Proceloeon sp.

Argia lugines
Argia pulla
Argia sp.

Ancyronyx variegatus
Dubiraphia sp.
Heterelmis sp.
Microcylloepus pusillus
Microcylloepus sp.
Neoelmis caesa
Neoelmis sp.
Ordobrevia nubifera
Stenelmis exigua
Stenelmis parva
Stenelmis sp.

Family Corduliidae
Macromiinae group
Family Gomphidae
Arigomphus sp.
Dromogomphus sp.
Gomphus sp.
Hagenius sp.
Phyllogomphoides sp.
Stylogomphus sp.

Family Baetiscidae

Baetisca sp.

Family Caenidae

Family Gyrinidae
Order Plecoptera

Dineutus sp.
Gyretes sp.

Amercaenis sp.
Brachycercus sp.
Caenis hilaris
Caenis sp.
Family Perlidae
Acroneuria sp.
Neoperla sp.
Paragnetina sp.
Family Psephenidae
Ectopria sp.
Psephenus sp.

Family Ephemerellidae

Serretella frisoni
Order Diptera (true flies) Order Trichoptera

Family Ephemeridae

Family Brachycentridae.

Ephemera sp.
Hexagenia sp.

Family Athericidae

Family Glossomatidae

Atherix sp.
Suragina sp.

Family Helicopsychidae

Family Heptageniidae

Helicopsyche borealis

Cinygmula sp.
Leucrocuta sp.
Stenacron sp.
Stenonema bednariki
Stenonema femoratum
Stenonema luteum
Stenonema mediopunctatum
Stenonema meririvulanum
Stenonema modestum
Stenonema pulchellum
Stenonema rubrum
Stenonema terminatum
Stenonema tripunctatum
Stenonema sp.

Family Ceratopogonidae
Family Hydropsychidae

Family Chaoboridae
Cheumatopsyche sp.
Diplectrona sp.
Homoplectra sp.
Hydropsyche scalaris
Hydropsyche sp.
Metrichia sp.

Chaoborus sp.

Family Chironomidae

currently being identified

Family Empididae

Hemerodromia sp.

Family Ephydridae
Family Hydroptilidae

Brachydeutera sp.

Hydroptila sp.
Metrichia sp.
Neotrichia sp.
Oecetis sp.
Oxyemira sp.

Family Muscidae
Family Simuliidae

Ectemia sp.
Metacnephia sp.
Simulium sp.
Family Leptoceridae

Family Isonychiidae

Family Tabanidae
Ceraclea sp.
Mystacides sp.
Nectopsyche pavida
Nectopsyche exquisita
Nectopsyche sp.
Oecetis sp.
Setodes sp.

Isonychia sp.

Tabanus sp.

Family Leptophlebiidae
Family Tipulidae

Choroterpes sp.
Neochoroterpes sp.

Hexatoma sp.

Family Polymitarcyidae

Anthopotamus sp.
Ephoron album
Ephoron sp.

Family Odontoceridae
Marrillia sp.

Family Potamanthidae

Family Philopotamidae

Anthopotamus myops
Anthopotamus sp.

Chimarra sp.
Family Polycentropodidae
Family Tricorythidae
Cernotina sp.
Neureclipsis sp.
Polycentropus sp.
Tricorythodes albilineatus
Tricorythodes curvatus
Tricorythodes sp.
Order Lepidoptera
Family Pyralidae
Petrophila sp.
Order Megaloptera
Family Corydalidae
Corydalus sp.
Orohernes sp.
Family Sialidae
Sialis sp.