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Author
Judson, Sarah W.
Author
Nelson, C. Riley
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-11-06
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journal article
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Pteronarcys reticulata
(Burmeister, 1839)
SYNONYMY
Perla reticulata
Burmeister, 1839
Pteronarcys reticulata
Pictet, 1841
Allonarcys reticulata
Zwick et al., 1971
Pteronarcys reticulata
Nelson
and Hanson, 1971
TYPE
LOCALITY:
Siberia: Barnaul.
DIAGNOSIS:
This species is the only representative of
Pteronarcyidae
in Mongolia and can therefore be distinguished at the family level by size, coloration, and gill presence. Adult male hemitergal processes are membranous with a medial sclerotization (
Fig. 358
). The hemitergal processes curve anterio-medially towards and extend onto sternum 10. The female subgenital plate is deeply notched with two tapered, posteriorly-directed lobes (
Fig. 359
) which are often darkly colored. Nymph are uniformly dark brown and have sharply angular corners on the pronotum (
Fig. 360
). Nymphs can be identified most readily confirmed by presence of branched gills on abdominal segments 1 and 2 (
Fig. 4
).
DISTRIBUTION—Global:
East Palearctic—
Regional:
AOB—
Aimag:
AR^, BU, KhG^, SE.
DISCUSSION:
A similar species,
P. sachalina
Klapálek 1908
, is widely known throughout the Palearctic and in sympatry with
P. reticulata
.
It has yet to be documented in
Mongolia
, but should not be dismissed from consideration. The nymphs of these two species are indistinguishable (Zwick & Teslenko 2001).