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Issue: Vol. 4450 No. 4: 26 Jul. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-07-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4450.4.8
Page range: 495–500
Abstract views: 77
PDF downloaded: 1

Key to the fossil genus Largusoperla (Plecoptera: Perlidae), with description of two new species from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

School of Horticulture and Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China. Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, U.S.A.
Plecoptera Perlidae Largusoperla Burmese amber new species

Abstract

Two new species of the fossil stonefly genus Largusoperla (Plecoptera: Perlidae), Largusoperla dewalti sp. nov. and Largusoperla borisi sp. nov. are described and illustrated from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. The two new species are distinguished from other known congeners by the specifically modified paraprocts. In addition, an identification key to the known species of Largusoperla is provided.

 

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