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Issue: Vol. 5768 No. 1: 9 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5768.1.8
Page range: 121-128
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A new species and new records of Perlodidae (Plecoptera) from China

College of Horticulture and Plant Protection; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang; Henan 471023; China.
College of Horticulture and Plant Protection; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang; Henan 471023; 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 Stonefly Perlodidae Megarcys changbaishana sp. nov. Isoperla altaica Šamal; 1939 Isoperla mongolica Zhiltzova; 1972 China new species new record

Abstract

Megarcys changbaishana sp. nov. from Changbai Mountain in Jilin Province, China, is described and compared with similar perlodid taxa and congeners. Isoperla altaica Šamal, 1939 and I. mongolica Zhiltzova, 1972 are reported for the first time from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. Diagnostic features of these species are illustrated with color images.

 

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How to Cite

Zhang, Y., Li, W. & Li, W. (2026) A new species and new records of Perlodidae (Plecoptera) from China. Zootaxa, 5768 (1), 121–128. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5768.1.8