NPSpecies

Specimen(s) collected during a study of coastal rock pools of Lake Superior at Isle Royale. Two shoreline zones were differentiated using a line between upslope “lichen zone” pools and downslope “splash zone” pools. See citation for details. Distribution — Not applicable. Ecology — Generally genus is semiaquatic to semiterrestrial. Remarks — One IRNP specimen from a lichen zone pool. Could not be determined to species, though possibly near P. simplex. Many undescribed pupae in this genus. Notable traits include weak shagreen on tergite one, dense and even shagreen on segments 2-9 with no observable conjunctive spinules, and genital sac without spinules.