Skwala

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Supercohort: Polyneoptera
Cohort: Anartioptera
Magnordo: Polyplecoptera
Superordo: Plecopterida
Ordo: Plecoptera
Subordo: Arctoperlaria
Infraordo: Systellognatha

Familia: Perlodidae
Subfamilia: Perlodinae
Tribus: Arcynopterygini
Genus: Skwala
Species: S. americana – S. asiatica – S. curvata – S. natorii – S. pusilla
Name

Skwala Ricker, 1943
Synonymy
Arcynopterygoides Raušer, 1968

Skwala is a genus of springflies in the family Perlodidae. There are about five described species in Skwala.[1][2][3][4]
Species

Skwala americana (Klapálek, 1912) (American springfly)
Skwala asiatica Zhiltzova, 1972
Skwala compacta (McLachlan, 1872)
Skwala curvata (Hanson, 1942) (curved springfly)
Skwala natorii Chino, 1999

References

"Skwala Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
"Skwala Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
"Skwala Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

"Browse Skwala". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

Further reading

Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
Brittain, John E. (1990). Life history strategies in Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera. Mayflies and stoneflies: Life histories and biology. Springer. pp. 1–12.
Stewart, Kenneth W.; Stark, Bill P. (1988). Nymphs of North American stonefly genera (Plecoptera). Entomological Society of America.
DeWalt, R.; Cao, Y.; Tweddale, T.; Grubbs, S.; Hinz, L.; Pessino, M.; Robinson, J. (2012). "Ohio USA stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera): species richness estimation, distribution of functional niche traits, drainage affiliations, and relationships to other states". ZooKeys (178): 1–26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.178.2616. PMC 3317619. PMID 22539876.