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Issue: Vol. 4061 No. 1: 5 Jan. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-01-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4061.1.10
Page range: 93–100
Abstract views: 60
PDF downloaded: 1

The first description of the larvae of the Chinese species Paraleuctra tianmushana Li & Yang (Plecoptera: Leuctridae)

Department of Plant Protection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003 China.
Zhoukou vocational and technical college, Zhoukou, Henan, 466001 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 Paraleuctra tianmushana larval description color pattern cervical gill

Abstract

The pharate larval stage of Paraleuctra tianmushana Li & Yang is described for the first time. The yellowish-brown larvae of this species are characterized by a slender abdomen lacking setae and a unique pattern of dark pigmentation on the head, pronotum, and abdominal terga. Additionally, vestigial cervical gills in this species are present, a character not present in known Nearctic species.

 

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