Neoperla chui Wu & Claassen, 1934

Li, Weihai, Wang, Ying & Wang, Rongfeng, 2017, Taxonomic notes on Neoperla (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Sichuan Province of China with the description of two new species, Zootaxa 4221 (2), pp. 191-204 : 199

Neoperla chui Wu & Claassen, 1934

( Figs. 8 a & 8b)

Neoperla chui Wu & Claassen, 1934: 122 . Type locality: Sichuan (Suifu).

Material examined. Holotype ( USNM), China: Szechuan, Suifu (Yibin), no precise date, Fall of 1921 to spring of 1922, D.C. Graham (No. 81).

Diagnosis and remarks. Head and terminalia agree well with original description and illustrations, but the type is faded and pale ( Figs. 8 a & 8b). Unfortunately, the aedeagus is missing (handwritten label noting “aedeagus missing, IX.82 Stark” was placed in the vial).

Figures

FIGURE 8. Neoperla chui Wu & Claassen, 1934, holotype, male (a – b). a. Head, dorsal view. b. Terminalia, dorsal view. c. Male aedeagus of Neoperla microtumida Wu & Claassen, 1934, holotype, before eversion, dorsal / ventral view (hard to judge due to damage of aedeagal base).