Black Beetle in Snow

[agarrity2640]

I live in Massachusetts. There was a black insect (probably hunting for snow fleas). It was walking slowly on the snow and is roughly 1 cm long. image below. if somebody can help identify this, it would be great.

[livingplanet3]

That's a species of stonefly (Order Plecoptera).

Here's another example (though I don't know if yours is this particular species) -

bugguide.net/node/view/1683887/bgimage

[agarrity2640]

Thank You!    that helped me narrow it down. I'm now almost completely sure it is in the family Capniidae.