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Issue: Vol. 4819 No. 3: 24 Jul. 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-07-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4819.3.11
Page range: 595–600
Abstract views: 71
PDF downloaded: 2

Rediscovery of a poorly known Chinese stonefly, Flavoperla ovalolobata (Wu, 1948) (Plecoptera: Perlidae)

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.
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.
China Flavoperla ovalolobata (Wu 1948) redescription topotype Plecoptera

Abstract

A poorly known perlid species, Flavoperla ovalolobata (Wu, 1948) is redescribed based on an adult male and four females newly collected at the type locality, Wuyishan located in Fujian Province of southeastern coastal China. Illustrations and color photographs are provided for this species. The taxonomic relationship of this taxon is discussed with related taxa.

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