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Issue: Vol. 5750 No. 3: 21 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5750.3.2
Page range: 353-370
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A new stonefly species Neoperla lamesae sp. nov. (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Quezon City, Philippines, with associated life stages and notes on Neoperla recta Banks, 1913 taxonomy

Institute of Biology; College of Science; University of the Philippines; Diliman; Quezon City; Philippines
Department of Zoology; University of Otago; Dunedin; New Zealand
Institute of Biology; College of Science; University of the Philippines; Diliman; Quezon City; Philippines
Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering; Korea University; Seoul; Korea
Institute of Biology; College of Science; University of the Philippines; Diliman; Quezon City; Philippines
Plecoptera DNA barcoding mitochondrial COI EPT La Mesa Luzon

Abstract

A new Plecoptera species Neoperla lamesae sp. nov. Ricafort & Uy-Yabut, 2025 is described and figured from La Mesa Watershed Reservation, Quezon City, Philippines. The description includes all the life stages from egg to adult, confirmed to be from the same species using DNA barcoding. The male adult penis closely resembles a locality morphotype of N. recta. The associated female adult is differentially diagnosed against the N. recta female lectotype by the vaginal sclerites and the polygonal chorion pattern of the egg. The COI data suggest species divergence of two N. recta male penis morphotypes, the Makiling and Imugin morphotypes. The observed COI divergence and previously documented penis variability of N. recta suggest a reevaluation of the species complex.

 

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How to Cite

Ricafort, J.A., Pelingen, A.L., Fontanilla, I.K.C., Bae, Y.J. & Uy-Yabut, C.J.C. (2026) A new stonefly species Neoperla lamesae sp. nov. (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Quezon City, Philippines, with associated life stages and notes on Neoperla recta Banks, 1913 taxonomy. Zootaxa, 5750 (3), 353–370. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5750.3.2