''Bolshecapnia'' is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family

Capniidae The Capniidae, the small winter stoneflies, are a family of insects in the stonefly order (Plecoptera). It constitutes one of the largest stonefly families, containing some 300 species distributed throughout the holarctic. Their closest relative ...

. There are at least four described species in ''Bolshecapnia''. ''Bolshecapnia'' was described in 1965 as a subgenus of

Capnia ''Capnia'' is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae. There are at least 120 described species in ''Capnia''. ''Capnia'' has generally been considered polyphyletic. Three new or resurrected genera have recently been created, ...

, but has since been elevated to the rank of genus. In 2019 the species ''

Bolshecapnia missiona ''Bolshecapnia'' is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae. There are at least four described species in ''Bolshecapnia''. ''Bolshecapnia'' was described in 1965 as a subgenus of Capnia, but has since been elevated to the ran ...

'' and ''

Bolshecapnia sasquatchi ''Bolshecapnia'' is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae. There are at least four described species in ''Bolshecapnia''. ''Bolshecapnia'' was described in 1965 as a subgenus of Capnia, but has since been elevated to the ran ...

'' were determined to be distinct from the other species of ''Bolshecapnia'', and were placed in the new genus ''

Sasquacapnia ''Sasquacapnia'' is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae The Capniidae, the small winter stoneflies, are a family of insects in the stonefly order (Plecoptera). It constitutes one of the largest stonefly families, contai ...

''. In addition, the species '' Bolshecapnia maculata'' was placed in the new genus ''

Eurekapnia ''Eurekapnia'' is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae The Capniidae, the small winter stoneflies, are a family of insects in the stonefly order (Plecoptera). It constitutes one of the largest stonefly families, containi ...

''.

Species

These four species belong to the genus ''Bolshecapnia'': * '' Bolshecapnia gregsoni'' (Ricker, 1965) * '' Bolshecapnia milami'' (Nebeker & Gaufin, 1967) * ''

Bolshecapnia rogozera ''Bolshecapnia'' is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae. There are at least four described species in ''Bolshecapnia''. ''Bolshecapnia'' was described in 1965 as a subgenus of Capnia, but has since been elevated to the ra ...

'' (Ricker, 1965) * '' Bolshecapnia spenceri'' (Ricker, 1965)

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