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Issue: Vol. 2231 No. 1: 15 Sep. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-09-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2231.1.5
Page range: 62–68
Abstract views: 31
PDF downloaded: 1

A new species of the genus Mesonemoura (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) and a key to the males of species known from China

Department of Plant Protection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
Plecoptera Nemouridae Mesonemoura new species China

Abstract

A new species of the genus Mesonemoura, M. yulongana Li & Yang, sp. nov., is described from Yunnan Province, China. Its relationship with related species is discussed. A key to males of the 12 known species from China is provided.

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