A Study of Leuctridae (Insecta: Plecoptera) from Shennongjia, Hubei Province, China

Authors

  • Yu-Han Qian College of Forestry & Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control of Yunnan Province, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan 650224 School of Horticulture and Plant Protection & Institutie of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009
  • Hong-Lin Li College of Forestry & Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control of Yunnan Province, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan 650224
  • Yu-Zhou Du School of Horticulture and Plant Protection & Institutie of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009

Keywords:

Leuctridae, new species, redescription, Shennongjia, China

Abstract

Plecopteran species of the family Leuctridae were collected and studied from the Shennongjia Nature Reserve, Hubei Province, China. Seven species were collected from Shennongjia belonging to 2 genera, and including 1 new species and 1 new record for the province, both within the genus Rhopalopsole. Rhopalopsole memorabilis sp. nov. is described and a redescription of R. apicispina Yang & Yang, 1991 is provided.

 

Se recolectó especies de la familia Leuctridae (Plecoptera) de la Reserva Natural de Shennongjia, provincia de Hubei, China. Siete especies en dos géneros fueron recolectadas de Shennongjia que incluyen una nueva especie y un nuevo registro para la provincia,ambos pertenecientes al género Rhopalopsole. Se describe Rhopalopsole memorabilis nov. sp. y se provee una redescripción de R. apicispina Yang y Yang, 1991.

 

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Published

2014-06-20

Issue

Vol. 97, No. 2 (June 2014)

Section

Research Papers

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