Neoperla spaghetti, Zwick & Zwick, 2023

Zwick, Peter & Zwick, Andreas, 2023, Revision of the African Neoperla Needham, 1905 (Plecoptera: Perlidae: Perlinae) based on morphological and molecular data, Zootaxa 5316 (1), pp. 1-194 : 89

10‘ Entire SSt narrow and tubular, an irregular tangle about as long as the abdomen ( Figs. 334–339 )...... 59 N. spaghetti n. sp.

11 SSt stout and short, siccle-shaped, little longer than vagina................................................... 12

11‘ SSt slender, even if short. Egg ovoid, with straight striae, operculum variable..................................... 13

Figures

FIGURES 334–339. Neoperla spaghetti n. sp., ♀ holotype. 334, S8 with the anterior sclerites and the pale furrow (pf, arrow) between them. For better visibility the vagina (V) with the base of the spermathecal stalk (SSt) was flipped back. The overlong SSt (Fig. 335) broke in the process, a blue line connects the fitting ends of the fragments; 336, side view of an egg; 337, oblique view of an egg operculum; 338, anchor pole view of another egg, count of costae in white script; 339, detail of striae and micropyles, enlarged from 336. Scales are 100µm, 337–339 not to scale. co, costa; mi, micropyle; sa, spermatheca; SSt, spermathecal stalk; su, sulcus, v, vagina.