Abstract
A new and rare perlid stonefly, Togoperla thinhi n. sp., is described from male and female adults and egg specimens from tropical central Vietnam. The male adult of T. thinhi n. sp. can be distinguished from other congeners by the distinct head markings, bilobed processes on the posterior margin of the abdominal tergum V, and S-shaped aedeagus. The female adult has a long and tongue-shaped subgenital plate on the abdominal sternum VIII, which extends to the posterior margin of the abdominal sternum IX. A male key to the Vietnamese species of Togoperla is provided. The finding of this new species provides evidence of an extension of the geographical distribution of Togoperla to tropical mainland Southeast Asia.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 221-224 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Animal Cells and Systems |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Mr Hoang Vu Tru and Dr Ta Huy Thinh (Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Hanoi) for their materials donation. Vietnamese field research was supported by a research grant from National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED-106.12.29.09) in Vietnam. This work was supported by a Korea University Research Grant.
Keywords
- Description
- Perlidae
- Plecoptera
- Togoperla thinhi
- Vietnam
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)