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Issue: Vol. 5725 No. 3: 3 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.8
Page range: 445-450
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A new species and a new synonym of the genus Nemoura Latrielle, 1796 (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from China

Henan International Joint Laboratory of Taxonomy and Systematic Evolution of Insecta; Henan Institute of Science and Technology; Xinxiang; Henan 453003; China; Observation and Research Station on Water Ecosystem in Danjiangkou Reservoir of Henan Province; Nanyang; Henan 474450; China
Department of Entomology; China Agricultural University; 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road; Beijing 100193; China
Henan International Joint Laboratory of Taxonomy and Systematic Evolution of Insecta; Henan Institute of Science and Technology; Xinxiang; Henan 453003; China; Observation and Research Station on Water Ecosystem in Danjiangkou Reservoir of Henan Province; Nanyang; Henan 474450; China
Plecoptera stonefly Nemouridae Nemoura kuankuoshui sp. nov. synonym

Abstract

A new species of the nemourid genus Nemoura Latrielle, 1796, N. kuankuoshui sp. nov., is described from Guizhou Province of southwestern China. The new species is assigned in N. ovocercia Shimizu, 1997 group and the morphological similarities between the new species and similar species in the group are discussed. Additionally, N. lixiana Chen, 2020 is placed as a subjective junior synonym of N. geei Wu, 1929.

 

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How to Cite

Lin, A., Yang, D. & Li, W. (2025) A new species and a new synonym of the genus Nemoura Latrielle, 1796 (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from China. Zootaxa, 5725 (3), 445–450. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.8