A New species and records of Gripopterygidae (Plecoptera) from Rio Grande do Sul State, Southern Brazil Author Novaes, Marcos Carneiro Author Bispo, Pitágoras Da Conceição text Zootaxa 2016 4175 5 487 490 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4175.5.7 8f70e52b-80be-4824-94d7-a37ab1bcb17a 1175-5326 161492 4981894B-74DE-4841-88B6-3E724266E151 Tupiperla sepeensis sp.n. Description. Material examined. Holotype male: Brazil , Rio Grande do Sul State, São Sepé, July-August 2013, light trap in forest, M. R. Spies (MZUSP). Measurements. Male: total length, 6.4 mm ; forewing length, 7.2 mm , antennae length, 6.9 mm ; antennomere, 39; head length, 0.88 mm ; head width, 0.89 mm ; cercus length, 1.6 mm ; cercus, 13 mm . Adult habitus. Male ( Figs. 1–3 ). General colour light brown to ochraceous. Pronotum lighter than head. Pleural area of thorax brownish. Tarsi and tibiae lighter. Wings similar in color as body, with darker veins and crossveins; lacking pterostigmatic crossveins. T10 extension divided into two medium teeth, each ending in a ventrally curved apex ( Figs. 1– 3 ). Subgenital plate triangular ( Fig. 2 ). Paraprocts with a subterminal enlargement and a lateral spine, terminating in a rounded apex ( Fig. 3 ). Remarks. The T10 extension of T. sepeensis resembles that of T. tesselata . However, T. sepeensis is distinguished by the complex male paraprocts. The paraprocts have a subterminal enlargement with prominent lateral projection as a spine ( Fig. 3 ), a unique character. Etymology. The name makes reference to São Sepé county, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil , where the holotype was collected.