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Issue: Vol. 4462 No. 2: 27 Aug. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-08-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4462.2.11
Page range: 296–300
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 1

First tergal structures for the fossil stonefly genus Largusoperla (Plecoptera: Perlidae): a new species and a new tribe of Acroneuriinae

School of Horticulture and Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China. Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, U.S.A.
Plecoptera Acroneuriinae Largusoperla new tribe new species

Abstract

Based on a well-preserved adult male specimen from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber, a new species of the fossil stonefly genus Largusoperla Chen et al. 2018, L. crassus sp. nov. is described. The male holotype exhibits asymmetrical paraprocts and conspicuous tergal characters, previously unknown for the genus. A new tribe of Acroneuriinae, Largusoperlini trib. nov. is proposed for this male adult based on the presence of these newly observed tergal characters.

 

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