Neoperla cavalerieri (Navás), Navas

Li, Weihai, Wang, Guoquan & Lu, Wenyan, 2012, Species of Neoperla (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Hubei, China, Zootaxa 3478, pp. 32-37 : 36

Neoperla cavalerieri (Navás)

( Figs. 6–10 , 13–14 )

Material examined. 3 males, China: Hubei Province, Jingshan County, Lulin, Tianmenguan village, 31.2836 N, 113.0814 E, light trap, 2010. VII.11, Qifei Liu.

Distribution. China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand.

Diagnosis. The present species appears to be a member of the difficult N. cavalerieri (Navás) complex that occurs throughout Southeast Asia and has been shown to exhibit considerable variation among taxa ( Sivec & Zwick 1987; Stark & Sivec 2008). The three males exhibit little variation in aedeagal armature in the numbers of sac spines; aedeagal sac with only small spiny cushion of basodorsal spines and three irregular rows of ventral spines ( Fig. 9–10 , 13–14 ). We provide illustrations for aiding the recognition of this species from Hubei Province.

Figures

FIGURES 6 – 10. Neoperla cavalerieri (Navás). (male). 6. Head and pronotum, dorsal view. 7. Terminalia, dorsal view. 8. Terminalia, lateral view. 9. Aedeagus, lateral view. 10. Basoventral spines of sac, ventral view.

FIGURES 11 – 14. 11 – 12. Aedeagus of Neoperla hubeiensis sp. nov. (male). 13 – 14. Neoperla cavalerieri (Navás). (male). 13. Aedeagus, lateral view. 14. Basoventral spines of sac (not fully extruded), ventral view.