Rhopalopsole sinensis Yang & Yang

Harrison, Audrey B. & Stark, Bill P., 2008, Rhopalopsole Alobata (Plecoptera: Leuctridae), A New Stonefly Species From Vietnam, Illiesia 4 (7), pp. 76-80 : 77-78

Rhopalopsole sinensis Yang & Yang

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Rhopalopsole sinensis Yang & Yang, 1993:237 . Holotype ♂ ( Insect Collection , Beijing Agricultural University), Maolan, Guizhou, China

Material examined. Vietnam: Lao Cai, Sapa, Muong Hoa Ho River , 6 May 1995, D. Currie, B. Hubley, J. Swann, ROM 956013 , 1 ♂ ( ROM) .

Remarks. Figures 3‐5 in Yang & Yang (1993) show lateral and dorsal aspects of the male terminalia and ventral aspect of the subanal probe for this species. The lateral process of tergum 10 is bifurcate, and only slightly narrowed at the apex, and tergum 10 is shown with a large mesal sclerite. Our specimen is in close agreement in lateral process structure, but the mesal sclerite on tergum 10 is more chordate in shape ( Figs. 6‐8 ). The Vietnamese specimen may represent a species distinct from R. sinensis but that can only be determined by direct comparison with the holotype.

Figures

Figs. 6‐8. Rhopalopsole sinensis male structures. 6. Male terminalia, dorsal aspect, 7. Male terminalia, ventral aspect, 8. Male terminalia, lateral aspect.

Figs. 1‐5. Rhopalopsole alobata male structures. 1. Male terminalia, dorsal aspect, 2. Male terminalia, ventral aspect, 3. Male terminalia, lateral aspect, 4. Epiproct, lateral aspect, 5. Subanal probe, lateral aspect.