Pteronarcys is a genus of giant stoneflies in the family Pteronarcyidae. There are about 8 described species in Pteronarcys.
Species Pteronarcys biloba Newman, 1838 (knobbed salmonfly) Pteronarcys californica Newport, 1848 (giant salmonfly) Pteronarcys comstocki Smith, 1917 Pteronarcys dorsata (Say, 1823) (American salmonfly) Pteronarcys pictetii Hagen, 1873 (midwestern salmonfly) Pteronarcys princeps Banks, 1907 (ebony salmonfly) Pteronarcys proteus Newman, 1838 (Appalachian salmonfly) Pteronarcys scotti Ricker, 1952
References
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.
Further reading
Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.