Kempnyia petersorum Froehlich 1996

Froehlich, Claudio Gilberto, 2011, Notes On Kempnyia, With The Description Of Three New Species (Plecoptera: Perlidae), Illiesia 7 (13), pp. 133-141 : 134

Kempnyia petersorum Froehlich 1996

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Kempnyia petersorum Froehlich, 1996:119 .

Kempnyia petersorum – Bispo & Froehlich, 2004:110.

Material examined. BRAZIL, São Paulo, Ubatuba, Maranduba, Sítio Santa Cruz , 1♂, 13.IX.2006, at light, A. R. Calor, F.O. Roque, T. Siqueira . São Paulo, São Sebastião, Maresias, Pousada Piccolo Albergo , 1♀, 15.IX.2006, at light, A. R. Calor, F.O. Roque, T. Siqueira .

Remarks. This species is recognized by the distinctive color pattern, the head with a broad dark middorsal band and paler lateral areas, the uniformly brown pronotum, and the light-colored, translucent wings. The forewing length of the male is 10.5 mm. A new figure of the penial armature in lateral view ( Fig. 3 ) is given as for comparison to the figure presented of the type by Froehlich (1996).

Female. Forewing length, 14.5 mm. Subgenital plate ( Fig. 4 ) large, elliptical, covering most of sternum 9, with a minute apical indentation, shades of brownish in color. Sternum 9 mostly colorless but with the brownish extensions towards the midline, usual in the genus.

Figures

Figs. 3-4. Kempnyia petersorum. 3. Penial armature in lateral view, 4. Female sterna 8 and 9. Figs. 5-6. Kempnyia tenebrosa, penial armature in dorsal and lateral views. Fig. 7. Nedanta fusca, outline of female sternum 8. Scale bar: Fig. 3, 0.22 mm, Fig. 4, 1.00 mm; Fig. 5-6, 0.30 mm.