Published April 3, 2025 | Version v1

Neoperla lahu Stark 1983

  • 1. College of Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
  • 2. College of Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China & Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China

Description

Neoperla lahu Stark, 1983

Figures 3–4

Neoperla lahu Stark, 1983, Aquatic Insects 5(2): 101.

Material examined. 1 male (ICYZU), China: Yunnan Province, Pu'er City, Simao District, Pu'er Botanical Garden, 22.84425° N, 100.95397° E, 2024.VI.1, Xie Xin.

Distribution. China (Yunnan); Thailand (Chiang Mai).

Remarks. Originally described from Thailand by Stark (1983), this species exhibits prickly lines on the endophallus that closely resemble Stark's illustrations. Chiang Mai, located in northern Thailand, is nestled in a valley of the Mae Nam River basin and is surrounded by mountains, most notably the Doi Pui range. Pu'er is located in the southwestern part of Yunnan Province, and the straight-line distance between Chiang Mai and Pu'er is approximately 500 kilometers. Due to the presence of paired spiny lobes on the ventral surface near the apex of the penile tube in N. lahu, we classify it within the lushana -group (Zwick, 2023). Finally, we present clear color images for the first time, aiming to assist in the future identification of this species (Figs. 3–4).

Notes

Published as part of Zeng, Liang-Liang, Huo, Qing-Bo & Du, Yu-Zhou, 2025, A new species and a new record of Neoperla Needham (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Yunnan, China, pp. 446-450 in Zootaxa 5618 (3) on page 448, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.3.10, http://zenodo.org/record/15217915

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ICYZU
Event date
2024-06-01
Verbatim event date
2024-06-01
Scientific name authorship
Stark
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Plecoptera
Family
Perlidae
Genus
Neoperla
Species
lahu
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Neoperla lahu Stark, 1983 sec. Zeng, Huo & Du, 2025

References

  • Stark, B. P. (1983) Descriptions of Neoperlini from Thailand and Malaysia (Plecoptera: Perlidae), Aquatic Insects: International Journal of Freshwater Entomology, 5 (2), 99-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/01650428309361131
  • Zwick, P. (2023) A new classification of genus Neoperla and systematic studies of other Perlinae (Plecoptera: Perlidae). Zootaxa, 5339 (2), 101-131. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5339.2.1