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Issue: Vol. 4614 No. 2: 10 Jun. 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-06-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4614.2.8
Page range: 395–400
Abstract views: 41
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new species of Flavoperla (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Shaanxi Province of 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 Plant Protection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China.
China Flavoperla furcomaculata sp. nov. F. triangulata sp. nov. new species Perlidae Qinling Plecoptera

Abstract

Two new Perlidae stonefly species, Flavoperla furcomaculata sp. nov. and F. triangulata sp. nov. from the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, northwestern China are described. Their taxonomic relationships with other known similar Flavoperla species are discussed.

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