28 Boris C. Kondratieff, Ralph F. Kirchner, and David R. Lenat 
(Hagen), Beloneuria georgiana (Banks), B. stewarti Stark and Szczytko, 
Diploperla morgani, Isoperla bellona Banks, I. distincta Nelson, and 
Oconoperla innubila (Needham and Claassen) occur in one or both 
states and are rare and vulnerable species, sensitive to human induced 
impacts. As Baumann (1979) clearly indicated, stoneflies are good 
indicators of ecosystem quality at all scales. All the species listed 
above by Morse et al. (1993) are considered southern Appalachian 
in distribution. This geographical region is being directly impacted 
by regional influences (e.g. acid deposition) and local landscape changes 
(e.g. agriculture, rural developments, and timber harvest). The very 
diverse stonefly fauna of both states is indicative of a wide range 
of high quality lotic aquatic habitats, which need active protection. 
Table 1. A comparison of three stonefly (Plecoptera) species lists for North Carolina 
(NC) and South Carolina (SC). 
Unzicker Stark Stewart 
and McCaskill et al. and Stark 
(1982) (1986) (1988) 
Euholognatha 
Capniidae 
Allocapnia aurora Ricker 
A. brooksi Ross 
A. fumosa Ross 
A. granulata (Claassen) 
A. loshada Ricker 
A. mystica Frison 
A. nivicola (Fitch) 
A. pygmaea (Burmeister) 
A. recta (Claassen) 
A. rickeri Frison 
A. stannardi Ross 
A. virginiana Frison 
A. wrayi Ross 
Nemocapnia Carolina Banks 
Paracapnia angulata Hanson 
P. opis (Newman) 
Feuctridae 
Leuctra alexanderi Hanson 
L. biloba Claassen 
L. carolinensis Claassen 
L. ferruginea (Walker) 
L. grandis Banks 
L. maria Hanson 
X 
NC,SC 
NC,SC 
X 1 
X 
NC 
NC 
X 
X 1 
X 
X 
NC 
NC 
X 
X 
NC,SC 
NC,SC 
X 
NC 
NC 
X 
NC 
NC 
X 
NC,SC 
NC,SC 
X 
NC,SC 
NC,SC 
X 
NC,SC 
NC,SC 
X 
NC 
NC 
X 
X 
NC,SC 
NC,SC 
X 
NC 
NC 
X 
NC,SC 
NC,SC 
X 
SC 
SC 
X 
NC 
NC 
X 
