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Issue: Vol. 1688 No. 1: 23 Jan. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-01-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1688.1.4
Page range: 54–60
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 1

Species of Amphinemura (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from Tibet, 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 100094, China
Plecoptera Nemouridae Amphinemura new species Tibet China

Abstract

Two Tibetan species, Amphinemura pediformis sp. n. and Amphinemura pterygoidea sp. n., are described as new to science. Their relationships with related species are discussed. A key to the species of the genus Amphinemura from Tibet is provided.

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