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Issue: Vol. 4375 No. 1: 23 Jan. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-01-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4375.1.2
Page range: 59–74
Abstract views: 183
PDF downloaded: 5

A checklist and adult key to the Chinese stonefly (Plecoptera) genera 

School of Horticulture and Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
School of Horticulture and Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China. Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 25009, China.
Plecoptera checklist key genus China

Abstract

The first checklist of the known stonefly genera of China is presented. Using relevant literature and available specimens, a diagnostic key to the ten families representing 65 genera is provided. In addition, illustrations for the key characters are provided.

 

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