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Issue: Vol. 5660 No. 2: 9 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.8
Page range: 273-278
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A new species and new record of Cryptoperla Needham, 1980 (Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae) from China

Henan International Joint Laboratory of Taxonomy and Systematic Evolution of Insecta; Henan Institute of Science and Technology; Xinxiang; Henan; 453003; China
Henan International Joint Laboratory of Taxonomy and Systematic Evolution of Insecta; Henan Institute of Science and Technology; Xinxiang; Henan; 453003; China; Observation and Research Station on Water Ecosystem in Danjiangkou Reservoir of Henan Province; Nanyang; Henan 474450; China
Plecoptera Peltoperlidae Cryptoperla bisaccata sp. nov. Cryptoperla pentagonalis China Xizang Autonomous Region

Abstract

A new species of the genus Cryptoperla Needham, 1909, C. bisaccata sp. nov., is described from Shaanxi Province, China. Cryptoperla pentagonalis Zwick & Sivec, 1980, previously was known only from India and Nepal, is reported from the Xizang Autonomous Region for the first time. This represents a new country record for China and new Peltoperlidae record for Xizang Autonomous Region. Illustrations and color images are provided for each species together with a morphology-based comparison with related congeners.

 

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How to Cite

Li, H. & Li, W. (2025) A new species and new record of Cryptoperla Needham, 1980 (Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae) from China. Zootaxa, 5660 (2), 273–278. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.8