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Neoperla similiflavescens Li, Weihai & S. Q. Zhang 2014

Description

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Forewing length 13.9 mm. Distance between ocelli barely as wide as diameter of the ocellus. Head slightly wider than pronotum, mostly yellow brown, lateral margins and occiput behind compound eyes pale, a triangular dark area covering ocelli, a dark spot in front of M-line and U-shaped brownish spot between M-line and ocellus, M-line pale; antennae brown to dark brown, scape darker; compound eyes black; mouthparts brown (Fig. 3a). Pronotum brownish with wide darker median stripe and scattered markings of rugosities, legs brown; wings pale brown with dark vein. Abdomen brownish. Terminalia. Tergum 7 with trapezoidal median process at posterior margin, covered by numerous tiny sensilla basiconica, anterior and lateral margins forming elevated figau but with posteromedian concativity in which process of tergum 8 lies. Sclerotized process of tergum 8 recurved backward and triangular in shape. Tergum 9 with two submedial patches of long hairs. Hemitergal processes of tergum 10 strongly sclerotized and straight (Figs 3b and c). Aedeagus heavily sclerotized, subapical ventral projection triangular in lateral view and gradually tapering to a triangular tip (Figs 3d, 4a and b). Unknown.
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Li W, Zhang S (2014) Two new species of Neoperla (Plecoptera, Perlidae) from Dabie Mountains of China ZooKeys 438: 45–55
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Distribution

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China (Henan Province).
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Wei-Hai Li, Sheng-Quan Zhang
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Li W, Zhang S (2014) Two new species of Neoperla (Plecoptera, Perlidae) from Dabie Mountains of China ZooKeys 438: 45–55
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Wei-Hai Li
author
Sheng-Quan Zhang
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