Acroneuria kirchneri Stark and Kondratieff

Earle, Jane I., 2009, New State Stonefly (Plecoptera) Records For Pennsylvania, With Additional Records And Information On Rare Species, Illiesia 5 (16), pp. 169-181 : 173

Acroneuria kirchneri Stark and Kondratieff

New Record: CENTRE: (S) at light, approximately 2.5 km northeast of Martha Furnace , 2 July 1997, 1♀ (MH). The likely stream of origin is Bald Eagle Creek, about 2 km southeast of the collection site. Acroneuria adults are infrequently collected in PA except for the ubiquitous Acroneuria abnormis (Newman) . This adult A. kirchneri was collected along with A. abnormis adults at a light trap set for terrestrial insects. This is a surprising addition to the Pennsylvania stonefly fauna; described in 2004, A. kirchneri was previously reported only from Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia. This new record is near the center of Pennsylvania, a distance of more than 250 km from the nearest recorded site, Preston County, in northeastern West Virginia.