Embossed Stone
Paragnetina media (Walker, 1852)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Plecoptera |
| Family | Perlidae |
| Genus | Paragnetina |
| Species | Paragnetina media (Walker, 1852) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
- United States
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Manitoba
- SU Unrankable
- Saskatchewan
- SU Unrankable
- Nova Scotia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Michigan
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- DE
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- Wisconsin
- SNR Unranked
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S2 Imperiled
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- NH
- SNR Unranked
- Connecticut
- SNR Unranked
- ME
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176
How to cite this account
Paragnetina media (Walker, 1852). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2771. https://cavebiology.org/species/paragnetina-media/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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