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Issue: Vol. 4442 No. 4: 4 Jul. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-07-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4442.4.5
Page range: 572–578
Abstract views: 68
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A new fossil species of Largusoperla (Plecoptera: Perlidae) and its evolutionary implications

School of Horticulture and Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Plecoptera Perlidae Largusoperla amber new species

Abstract

A new species of the fossil stonefly genus Largusoperla Chen, Wang & Du, Largusoperla difformitatem sp. nov. is reported new to science from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. The morphological characters of the new species are described, illustrated, and compared to other known species of the genus. The unique morphological characters of Largusoperla, including the asymmetrical paraprocts of L. difformitatem sp. nov. are discussed from a possible evolutionary perspective.

 

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