Yu-Han Qian, Yu-Zhou Du
Journal of Insect Science 12 (47), 1-9, (1 March 2012) https://doi.org/10.1673/031.012.4701
KEYWORDS: new species, redescription
Plecopteran species (Leuctridae) were collected from the Qinling Mountains in southern Shaanxi Province, China. This mountain range is home to nine species of Leuctridae belonging to two genera, and the species identified in this work include one new species and three new records for the Qinling Mountains, all belonging to the genus Rhopalopsole. The new species is named R. tricuspis Qian and Du, sp. nov. A redescription of R. basinigra Yang and Yang 1995 is supplemented. A key is provided for the adult males of Leuctridae from the Qinling Mountains.