Stream Redesignation Evaluation Report
Water Quality Standards Review

Lizard Creek And Unnamed Tributaries,
Schuylkill County
Pine Creek And West Branch Pine Creek,
Berks County
Semi-Quantitative Benthic Macroinvertebrate Data

Table 7

Benthic macroinvertebrates collected
at Candidate Stations LC1, LC2, LC3, LC4, LC5, and Reference Stations PC,
and WBPC on December 17, 1997.

TAXA LC1 LC2 LC3 LC4 LC5 PC WBPC
PLECOPTERA (Stoneflies)  
Capnidae Allocapnia sp.   2     1 3 16
Chloroperlidae Sweltsa sp.           1  
Leucrocuta Leuctra sp. 1            
Peltoperlidae Peltoperla/Tallaperla sp. 2           1
Perlidae Acroneuria sp.             1
Perlidae Paragnetina sp.           2 2
Pteronarcycidae Pteronarcys sp.             2
Taeniopterygidae Strophopteryx sp.   1 11 3 1 20 1
Taeniopterygidae Taeniopteryx sp. 3     3 1 1 3
EPHEMEROPTERA (Mayflies)  
Ameletidae Ameletus sp.             1
Baetidae Baetis sp.             1
Ephemerellidae Ephemerella sp. 4 13 7 5 4 22 13
Ephemerellidae Eurylophella sp. 5     2 8    
Heptageniidae Epeorus sp. 3 6 1 9 1 35 50
Heptageniidae Stenonema sp. 14 18 13 39 20 13  
Isonychidae Isonychia sp. 25 1 3 16 14 8 2
Leptophlebiidae Paraleptophlebia sp.   2   7   8 9
TRICHOPTERA (Caddisflies)  
Glossosomatidae Glossosoma sp.   4     2 1  
Hydropsychidae Cheumatopsyche sp. 24 12 29 68 12 2 1
Hydropsychidae Diplectrona sp.             1
Hydropsychidae Hydropsyche sp. 15 15 55 52 11 2 3
Limnephilidae Apatania sp.         12    
Philopotamidae Chimarra sp.   15 18 44 1 1  
Philopotamidae Dolophilodes sp. 1 2   2   2 1
Rhyacophilidae Rhyacophila sp. 2   2 1 1 1 2
Uenoidae Neophylax sp. 5 1   1 6   6
DIPTERA (True Flies)  
Athericidae Atherix sp.   3 2   1    
Chironomidae - 1 21 7 32 1 5 8
Simuliidae Prosimulium sp. 4 27   51   2 10
Tipulidae Antocha sp. 2     4 1 1  
Tipulidae Dicranota sp.   4   6   3 5
Tipulidae Hexatoma sp.             1
COLEOPTERA (Beetles)  
Elmidae Optioservus sp. 6 3 16 5 17 5 10
Elmidae Oulimnius sp.           1 9
Elmidae Promoresia sp. 1            
Elmidae Stenelmis sp.       4 1    
Psephenidae Psephenus sp.   1 2 4     4
ODONATA (Dragonflies)  
Aeshnidae Boyeria sp.         1    
Gomphidae - 2     1      
Gomphidae Stylogomphus sp.         1    
MEGALOPTERA              
Corydalidae Nigronia sp.   1   1 6   1
NON-INSECT TAXA  
Ancylidae Ferrissia sp.           2  
Hydracarina -       1 1    
Oligochaeta -     1     4 2
Sphaeriidae -       2      

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