Two new species of Cryptoperla (Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae) from China, with description of the nymph of Cryptoperla dui Sivec

Zootaxa. 2018 Jan 18;4374(3):395-408. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4374.3.4.

Abstract

Two species of the peltoperlid genus Cryptoperla Needham, C. dactylina Du, sp. nov. and C. nangongshana Huo Du, sp. nov. are described as new to science from Yunnan and Shaanxi provinces of China. Cryptoperla dactylina is characterized by a finger-like sclerotized projection with small-rounded processes on the first cercal segment and C. nangongshana is characterized by clusters of long bristles on the first six cercal segments. Additionally, a description of the nymph of C. dui Sivec is provided.

Keywords: Plecoptera, Peltoperlidae, Cryptoperla, new species, nymph.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animals
  • China
  • Insecta*
  • Lepidoptera
  • Neoptera
  • Nymph