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Issue: Vol. 3040 No. 1: 23 Sep. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-09-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3040.1.4
Page range: 29–33
Abstract views: 42
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A new species of Alloperla (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae) from China

Department of Plant Protection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
Department of Plant Protection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
Plecoptera Chloroperlidae Alloperla yangi new species China

Abstract

A chloroperline stonefly species from Liaoning Province, northeastern China is described as new to science: Alloperla yangi sp. n. Its taxonomic relationship to similar species is discussed.

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