New species of Nemoura (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from China
Author
Li, Weihai
Author
Yang, Ding
text
Zootaxa
2006
1137
53
61
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.172002
438b7087-8132-4300-9d12-b2cb6b8276ee
11755326
172002
Nemoura perforata
Li & Yang
,
sp. nov.
(Figs. 16–20)
Diagnosis.
Epiproct with crescent formation which consists of a pair of darkly sclerotized curved strips. Paraproct mostly sclerotized with membranous basal hollow, curved upward distally with several black spines. Cercus sclerotized with elliptical membranous area at tip.
Male. Forewing length
6.2 mm
, hindwing length
5.4 mm
. Head and compound eyes dark; antennae and mouthparts brownish yellow. Thorax brown. Wings hyaline. Legs yellow except femora brown. Abdomen darkish brown with pale hairs.
Terminalia (Figs. 16–20): Tergum nine weakly sclerotized and constricted medially. Sternum nine with claviform vesicle fringed with black hairs in proximal half; hypoproct wide basally, distinctly tapering toward small tip. Tergum 10 weakly sclerotized anteriorly, more heavily sclerotized posteromedially, with a large median concavity bearing several black spines along anteromedial margin. Cercus sclerotized with elliptical membranous area at tip, strongly enlarged and thickened medially. Epiproct with crescent formation which consists of a pair of darkly sclerotized, curved bands, with ventral sclerite expanded ventrally,and having several tiny black spines ventrally. Ventral sclerite extending beyond dorsal sclerite as two dark bars curved downward apically. Paraproct suboval, sclerotized, distal flap recurved dorsad with several black spines on tip, a membranous basal hollow present.
Female. Unknown.
Type
Material.
Holotype
. male,
CHINA
: Guangxi, Maoershan National Nature Reserve, Tongrencun, 2004.
V. 2
, Y. Xu.
Distribution.
China
(Guangxi).
Etymology.
The specific name refers to several membranous rounded areas on the cerci and paraproct.
Remarks.
The new species is related to
N. grandicauda
Wu
from Sichuan by the enlarged cerci, but may be separated from the latter by the broad paraproct curved upward distally with several black spines and several membranous rounded areas of the cerci and paraproct. In
grandicauda
,
the paraproct consists of two slender transverse bands, and the epiproct has the slim and bent flagellum (
Wu 1973
).
–
Nemoura perforata
sp. nov.
(male). 16. Genitalia, dorsal view. 17. Genitalia, ventral view. 18. Epiproct, dorsal view. 19. Epiproct, lateral view. 20. Right paraproct, caudal view.