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Issue: Vol. 5787 No. 2: 7 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5787.2.3
Page range: 255-290
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A review of the Plecoptera of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China

Henan International Joint Laboratory of Taxonomy and Systematic Evolution of Insecta; Henan Institute of Science and Technology; Xinxiang; Henan 453003; China.
Henan International Joint Laboratory of Taxonomy and Systematic Evolution of Insecta; Henan Institute of Science and Technology; Xinxiang; Henan 453003; China.
Henan International Joint Laboratory of Taxonomy and Systematic Evolution of Insecta; Henan Institute of Science and Technology; Xinxiang; Henan 453003; China.
Henan International Joint Laboratory of Taxonomy and Systematic Evolution of Insecta; Henan Institute of Science and Technology; Xinxiang; Henan 453003; China.
Henan International Joint Laboratory of Taxonomy and Systematic Evolution of Insecta; Henan Institute of Science and Technology; Xinxiang; Henan 453003; China.
Henan International Joint Laboratory of Taxonomy and Systematic Evolution of Insecta; Henan Institute of Science and Technology; Xinxiang; Henan 453003; China.
Henan International Joint Laboratory of Taxonomy and Systematic Evolution of Insecta; Henan Institute of Science and Technology; Xinxiang; Henan 453003; China.
Henan International Joint Laboratory of Taxonomy and Systematic Evolution of Insecta; Henan Institute of Science and Technology; Xinxiang; Henan 453003; China.
Plecoptera morphology Nemouroidea Perloidea Pteronarcyoidea Xinjiang

Abstract

Twenty-four species of stoneflies from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China are reviewed. Pteronarcys sachalina Klapálek, 1908 is recorded from the region for the first time, also representing the first record of this genus and Pteronarcyidae. The first larva descriptions of Filchneria tianshana Chen & Ma, 2022, F. urumqiensis Chen & Ma, 2021, and Isocapnia apicispina Chen & Du, 2017 are provided. Supplementary descriptions of the aedeagus of F. tianshana and F. urumqiensis are also included. The aedeagus of P. sachalina is likewise described for the first time. Illustrations and color photographs are provided for each species to facilitate their identification.

 

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How to Cite

Kong, F., Wang, Y., Li, Z., Wang, B., Yang, X., Zhou, J., Xu, Z. & Mo, R. (2026) A review of the Plecoptera of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Zootaxa, 5787 (2), 255–290. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5787.2.3