Two new species of Nemouridae (Insecta: Plecoptera) from China

  • Zhi-Teng Chen School of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212004
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.651
Keywords: stoneflies, taxonomy, morphology, new taxon, biodiversity

Abstract

Nemoura Latreille, 1796 and Amphinemura Ris, 1902 are the two largest genera of Nemouridae in China. In this paper, two new species are described and illustrated from China: Nemoura lixiana sp. nov. from Sichuan Province and Amphinemura jiaoheensis sp. nov. from Jilin Province. The two new species are diagnostic from congeners by the genitalic structures in males and females.

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Published
2020-05-25
How to Cite
Chen, Z.-T. (2020). Two new species of Nemouridae (Insecta: Plecoptera) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy, (651). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.651
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No. 651 (2020): Two new species of Nemouridae (Insecta: Plecoptera) from China
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Entomology

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