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Issue: Vol. 2943 No. 1: 7 Jul. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-07-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2943.1.4
Page range: 63–68
Abstract views: 28
PDF downloaded: 1

A new species of Capnia (Plecoptera: Capniidae) from China

Department of Plant Protection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
Department of Plant Protection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
Plecoptera Capniidae Capnia yunnana new species China

Abstract

A new species of the genus Capnia, Capnia yunnana sp. nov., is described as new to science from Yunnan Province, Southwestern China. Its relationship with closely related species is discussed.

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