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Issue: Vol. 1495 No. 1: 31 May. 2007
Type: Articles
Published: 2007-05-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1495.1.3
Page range: 47–52
Abstract views: 55
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new species of the genus Mesonemoura and redescription of  M. spiroglagellate (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from China

Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Northwest Agricultural & Forest University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China
Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China Zhangjiagang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Zhangjiagang 215600, China
Plecoptera Nemouridae Mesonemoura new species redescription China

Abstract

Two Mesonemoura species from China are described, Mesonemoura aberransterga Du & Zhou, sp. nov., M. membranosa Du & Zhou, sp. nov., and M. spiroflagellata Wu is redescribed in this paper. The types of the new species and the redescribed species are deposited in the Insect Collection of Yangzhou University.

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