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NEWS ARCHIVE
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(10/17/07) The North American maps have been recently updated. Fifty new states and provinces have been added. The sources were the North American list maintained by John Morse of Clemson (with additional data of specimens at the Smithsonian Institution that were provided by the late Nancy Adams of the Smithsonian Institution). A 2004 publication in Banisteria by O. S. Flint Jr., R. L. Hoffman, and C. R. Parker had 11 new records for Virginia. O. S. Flint Jr. identified new Pennsylvania records. If you have published new state or province records or Pennsylvania county records please send them to E. C. Masteller TREC, 301Peninsula Dr. Suite 3, Erie, PA 16506-2042.
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(7/23/07) We have new photos up on the caddisfly site and two corrections. After some consultation it was determined that the adult photo of the Brachycentridae was incorrect and it has been replaced. The Apatanidae larvae has been removed until further notice. We have added an Agarodes sp. in the Sericostomatidae family, Lype sp. in the family Psychomyiidae , Polycentropus sp. in the Polycentropodidae and Hydroptila sp. in the family Hydroptilidae .
The searchable database for caddisflies and stoneflies will be updated soon
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(5/2/6) We have added links to the searchable database on the caddisfly and stonefly home pages, which can be reached by using the navigation bar on the left.
(5/1/06) All maps have been updated as well as the searchable databases. The caddisflies have 4,427 records with 325 species and the stoneflies 1,844 records and 141 species.
(3/4/06) Two new state records of stoneflies in the families Chloroperlidae and Capniidae from 1999 collections of Scott A. Grubbs, Western Kentucky University, have been added that were obtained through personal correspondence. Additions to the caddisflies include one state record in the family Hydroptilidae - Oxyethira serrata and four new county records in various families. These were from collections by E. C. Masteller during 2005 as part of the Regional Science Consortium courses offered at the new Tom Ridge Environmental Center, maps for these will be coming soon.
(20/04/05) Simuliidae (BlackFly) information has been posted. Go to the Diptera page to view.
(14/04/05) The North American and Pennsylvanian Caddisfly maps have been updated with information from The Caddisfly Genus Neophylax by the Royal Ontario Museum (2005)
(03/02/05) The North American Stonefly maps have been updated with information from Stark & Armitage Vol I and II (2000, 2004) and records at the USNM
(19/01/05) Empididae SEM images and data are avaliable. Check out the links on the site map.
** Additions to Trichoptera ** (08/12/04) Over 30 county records have been added to the famlies Limnephilidae (10 species) and Uenoidae (5 species). Also there are 2 new species records in the family Limnephilidae.
** Changes to Plecoptera ** (08/12/04) Alloperla petasata Surdick (replaces A. caudata) causing changes to the NA and PA maps.
(03/12/04) Ceratopogonidae SEM images and data are avaliable. Check out the links on the site map.
(19/11/04) Psychodidae SEM images and data are avaliable. Check out the links on the site map.
- Background information for the searchable databases (caddisfly searchable database & Stonefly searchable database.)
- The categories on the searchable database are:
- species (alphabetically by family)
- site
- county
- collector
- deposit
- physiographic province
- watershed(drainage basin)
- state park or forest
- Information displayed from search is:
- species
- m/f ratio
- date of collection
- detailed collection site data (lat./long. DMS or decimal)
- collector
(3/11/04) - The Stonefly searchable database is HERE! To view the database, go to the site map and click on the Stonefly searchable database.
(29/10/04) Mayfly data and images are now up and running. Check them out. The links are on the site map.
(18/10/04) - The Caddisfly searchable database is HERE! To view the database, go to the site map and click on the caddisfly searchable database.
(17/08/04) - The searchable database is coming and it will be on the web in the very near future. We (the development team) are going to preview a beta version within a week and we hope to have it on the web sometime in the near future (fall?).
(15/01/04) - CD DATABASE STATUS UPDATE: Due to compatability issues
with differing versions Windows we are exploring a searchable web based form.
(12/06/03) - A recent paper (2003)* provided a
number of new records for Indiana county. Also, after some consultation we have removed some conties
and species from the stonefly list.
*Yasick, A.L.;Simmons, T.W.; Earle, J. L. 2003. Parasite water mite larvae (Acari:Atygothrombidiiae)
associated with stonefly adults (Insecta: Plecoptera) from an Allegheny mountain stream. P. 323-330.
In, Smith, I.M. (Editor) An acarological tribute to David R. Cook: From Yankee Springs to Wheeny Creek.
Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, MI. pp. 331.
(09/10/03) - We have updated our North American maps
for the Plecoptera and Trichoptera after checking the collection at the USNM Smithsonian Institution. A
total of 63 stonefly maps and 180 caddisfly maps have been updated. There are siginifcant additions for
some species. Also, a couple of our mayfly movies were unavailible for a time but are now functioning
once again.
(05/--/03) - We have numerous species of caddisflies
and stoneflies with maps on the web site that have incomplete location/collection data, such as: no date,
no site, or no male/female designation. Therefore we cannot put them in our Access Database. We need your
help to collect these species and provide complete collection information.
Click HERE for a list of caddisfly problems.
Click HERE for a list of stonefly problems.
If you have any questions please email e11@psu.edu,
and include "Website database collection assistance" in the subject line.
04/--/03) - Approximately 70 maps have been updated from three sources.
Oliver Flint visited the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, PA and identified a significant
amount of unidentified material in the family Uenoidae (TRICHOPTERA). R. Edward DeWalt at the Illinois
Natural History Survey in Champaign, IL provided a list of the PLECOPTERA from Pennsylvania in their
collection. During editing of the caddisfly and stonefly searchable database several corrections were
found. After consultation with Bill Stark it was decided to remove Tallaperla elisa and Tallaperla anna
from the stonefly list until positive verification can be made for these two species. All of these changes
are now incorporated in the web site.
(2002) - We have added 3 new mayfly movies to our collection and we have added a
county search function to both the Caddisflies and Stoneflies, use the links in the navigation
bar to find it. We are also well on our way to having a very detailed database of
all collection sites and date of occurrence in Pennsylvania.
CD Database Survey
(2002) - To help us improve this site, please fill out our Site Survey. All responses are optional, and will not be shared with anyone else. Thank you!
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