Skwala compacta McLachlan 1872, comb. nov.

Skwala compacta (McLachlan, 1872) comb. nov. (Figs 39–48) McLachlan 1872: 52−53, pl. I, figs 6, 7− 7 b (Dictyopteryx compacta); Klapálek 1912: 15 (Arcynopteryx compacta var. pusilla nov.); Koponen 1949: 12−13, figs 10 А −С (Arcynopteryx brevis); Illies 1966: 510 (sp. inquirenda); Raušer 1968: 352−354, figs 47−57 (Arcynopterygoides vernalis, syn. n.); Zwick et al. 1971: 852−853, figs 6−8 (Skwala brevis); Zwick 1973: 239 (Arcynopteryx brevis); Stark & Szczytko, 1981: 61−63, figs 1−4 (Skwala brevis); Zhiltzova 1982: 116 (Skwala pusilla = S. brevis); Zhiltzova & Zapekina-Dulkeit 1986: 184, figs 4−6 (Skwala pusilla); Teslenko & Zhiltzova 2009: 17, figs 49−53 (Skwala pusilla). Diagnosis. Abdominal segments 1−2 are divided by a pleural fold. The submental gills are long and conical. The arms of the mesosternal ridge meet the anterior corners of the furcal pits, the transverse suture is absent. The stylet of the epiproct as a long, fine bristle is absent. The male of Skwala compacta comb. nov. can be distinguished by the shape of the hemitergal lobes, which are simple, cylindrical, wide, short, flat and slightly curved upward along the posterior margin. The hemitergal lobes are directed towards the middle transversely, and covered by small, stout setae (Figs 40−43). The lever arm is short, stout and slightly curved; the epiproct is short, blunt and spoon shaped, with a soft distal part and a finger-shaped top (Fig. 44), the top is densely covered with thin, clear spines. The lateral stylets are attached laterally to the folds of the cowl only the pointed sclerotized tips are clearly pronounced (Fig. 44). The everted aedeagus is large and membranous, with a pair of distinct lateral rounded lobes at the dorsolateral margins; one large lobe rounded dorsally is present between the lateral lobes; one small knob is located apically; two broadly rounded swellings project posteriolaterally and slightly below the large lobe; tiny, clear, erect spinules densely cover the aedeagal surface ventrally and laterally; reddish spinules are grouped in a triangle on the dorsal surface of the large lobe basally and continue dorsomedially to the small knob (Fig. 42). The female has a large subgenital plate, its posterior margin slightly rounded and sclerotized, with two shallow notches medially; the plate is covered with small, darkish setae (Fig. 45). The egg is spindle-shaped (Fig. 46). The collar is stalked; the sides of the collar bear several sharp longitudinal carinae (Fig. 47). The chorion is covered with closely packed hexagonal FCIs (Figs. 46−48); the FCI walls are thin, consisting of shallow furrows; the floors are flat with 4-8 small punctations medially (Fig. 48). Adult habitus. The head is brown, with a yellow spear-shaped spot in the interocellar area, not reaching the median ocellus and continued to the occiput medially, where the spot is slightly enlarged (Fig. 39). A dark brown spot projects onto the clypeus in front of the brownish M-line. The tentorial pits are brown; the lateral margins of the clypeus are pale. The pair of tentorial pits in front of the lateral ocelli and the pair of small oval patches lateral to the lateral ocelli are brown. A posterolateral spot with brown callosities is weakly recognizable behind each compound eye. The antennae and palpi are brown. The pronotum is almost square or slightly longer in width than in length, brown with a yellow medial band and prominent dark brown rugosities (Fig. 39). The medial band expands in the last quarter of the length of the pronotum. The meso- and metanotum are dark brown. The anterior margin of the femur is dark brown. The tibia is light brown with a thin dark brown stripe basally. The wings of the male and female are slightly shortened and extend to the top of the abdomen. The RS of the forewing has three or more branches; the apex exhibits a random network of cells formed by the transverse veins and branches of the RS. The cerci are longer than the abdomen, ringed, and covered with long colorless hairs. Each cercal segment is pale basally and blackish distally. The apical cercal segments are completely blackish with the exception of the pale bases (Fig. 39). The submental gills are long and conical. The arms of the mesosternal ridge meet the anterior corners of the furcal pits, a transverse suture is absent. Male. Body length 11.5−14.5 mm, forewing 8.0−11.0 mm, wingspan 17.2–23.5 mm. Abdominal tergum 9 exhibits a thin, transversal, membranous, brownish median band and one indistinct small pale spot anteromedially (Figs. 41 & 42). The posterior margin of tergum 9 bears a notch along 1 / 3 of the length of tergum 9 and two transversely elongated and rounded swellings, which are covered by small stout setae and fine colorless hairs posteriolaterally (Fig. 41). Sternum 9 is scoop-shaped, extended backward and upward, pointed at the top (Figs 40 & 41). Tergum 10 is divided into two hemiterga. The hemitergal lobes in dorsal view are simple, cylindrical, wide, short, flat and slightly curved upward along the posterior margin, directed towards the middle transversely, and covered by small, stout setae (Figs 40−43). The cowl is membranous, folded, resembles a pouch between and under the hemitergal lobes, attached around the sclerites of the internal basal anchor. The cowl opens dorsally with a slit. The dorsolateral edges of the cowl are supported by flat, band-like sclerotized paragenital plates (Fig. 42). In a lateral view, the internal basal anchor is rounded anteriorly, the arrow-like sclerites are black and hidden under tergum 9 (Fig. 42). The lever arm is short, stout, slightly curved, hollowed and connected to the epiproct distally (Fig. 44). The epiproct is short, blunt, spoon shaped, sclerotized basally and ventrally; its distal part is soft (Fig. 44). The top of the distal part is finger-shaped, densely covered with thin, clear spines. Lateral stylets are attached to the folds of the cowl laterally; their acute sclerotized tops clearly pronounced (Fig. 44). The everted aedeagus is large and membranous, in a dorsal view with a pair of finger-like lobes at the dorsolateral margins; one large dorsally rounded lobe is set between the lateral lobes; one small rounded knob located apically; two broadly rounded swellings project posteriolaterally and slightly below the large lobe; tiny, clear, erect spinules densely cover the aedeagal surface ventrally and laterally; reddish spinules are grouped in a triangle on the dorsal surface of the large lobe basally and continued dorsomedially to the small knob (Fig. 42). Female is larger than male and similar to male in shape and color. Body length 12.0− 16.2 mm, forewing 14.0− 17.5 mm, wingspan 30.0−37.0 mm. Sternum 8 is pale medially. The subgenital plate is large, extends laterally from the sides of sternum 8, and reaches almost half the length of sternum 9; the posterior margin is slightly rounded and sclerotized, with two shallow notches medially (Fig. 45). The subgenital plate is covered with small, darkish setae. Sterna 9, 10 are pale, sternum 9 with two brownish rounded spots mesolaterally (Fig. 45). Egg is spindle-shaped (Fig. 46) and circular in cross-section, 315–350 x 229–250 µm. The collar is stalked, its rim irregularly incised; the sides of collar bear several sharp longitudinal carinae; the shoulder is low (Fig. 47). The chorion is covered with closely packed hexagonal FCIs; the FCI walls are thin, consisting of shallow furrows; the floors flat with 4-8 small punctations medially (Fig. 48). The row of micropyles is subequatorial; their orifices are small with indistinct lips, some set on micropylar mounds and surrounded by pentagonal rosettes (Fig. 48). Material examined. Lectotype, male (pinned), D. compacta McLachlan (Dictyopteryx), [McL. label] / Sibir. orient. (Maa(c)k) / compacta McL. / Dictyopteryx compacta McL. The type-series in BMNH includes three paralectotypes (Kimmins 1970). Siberia, Eastern Sayan Mountains, Krasnoyarskyi Region, 12 males, 6 females, Bazaikha River, Yenisey R. Basin, 20.05. 1959, coll. I. Levanidova. Far East, Prymorskyi Region, 18 males, 10 females, Partisanskaya River, near Frolovka settelment, 29.04. 1989, coll. E. Makarchenko. Distribution. Russia (Siberia, Far East), Mongolia, Japan. Remarks. The Lectotype of D. compacta is in close agreement with the description of this species by McLachlan (1872). The type of D. compacta is in poor condition, the abdomen fragmented during cleaning, making a study of the internal structure of the epiproct impossible. However, the shape of the hemitergal lobes, lateral stylets present, and the short, blunt, spoon shaped epiproct (Fig. 40) suggests that the species should be transferred to Skwala Ricker 1943 with the valid name Skwala compacta (McLachlan) comb. nov. Skwala pusilla (Klapálek, 1912) is therefore a subjective junior synonym of Skwala compacta (McLachlan, 1872) syn. nov.Published as part of Teslenko, Valentina A., 2012, A taxonomic revision of the genus Arcynopteryx Klapálek, 1904 (Plecoptera, Perlodidae), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 3329 on pages 14-17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21096

Arcynopteryx polaris Klapalek 1912, sp. nov.

<i>Arcynopteryx polaris</i> Klapálek, 1912. <p>(Figs 22–29)</p> <p> Klapálek 1912: 20 (<i>Arcynopteryx dichroa</i> var. <i>polaris</i>); Zapekina-Dulkeit 1960: 667, 668, figs 6−10 (<i>Arcynopteryx altaica</i> sp. nov.); Zhiltzova & Zapekina-Dulkeit, 1986: 182, figs 2, 3, 5, 6 (<i>Arcynopteryx altaica</i>); Zhiltzova 1995: 7 (<i>Arcynopteryx polaris</i> Klapálek, 1912 = <i>Arcynopteryx altaica</i> Zapekina-Dulkeit, 1960, syn. nov.); Teslenko & Zhiltzova 2009: 26, figs 126−128.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> Tergum 9 is rather smooth without notch posteriorly (Fig. 23). <i>A. polaris</i> can be distinguished from other species by the simple shape of hemitergal lobe, which is elongated, flattened, directed medially. A knob is absent (Fig. 25). Each lateral sclerotized band interiorly of the cowl of the epiproct is widened basally, with a triangular-rounded extension medially (Fig. 24). The stylet of the epiproct resembles a long, fine bristle directed upward and backward; is arched in a loop with well sclerotized, triangular-shaped base, and is attached between triangular extensions of the lateral sclerotized bands at the bottom of the cowl (Fig. 24). The aedeagus (Fig. 23) is large, with pair of large lateral lobes dorsolaterally; one prolonged carrot-shaped lobe presents between lateral lobes and bears a small swollen knob dorsomedially; the membranous apex resembles a small hook. The carrot-shaped lobe is covered with fine erect clear spinules which are grouped below the small swollen knob laterally, except for a mesal membranous narrow band. Egg is smaller than other <i>Arcynopteryx</i> species. The sides of collar appear knitted; shoulder is not pronounced (Figs 27 & 28). The chorion is covered with hexagonal FCI’s; flat floors contain 7−13 punctations the same depth as on the walls (Fig. 29).</p> <p> <b>Adult habitus.</b> The head (Fig. 22) is wide, transverse, with M-shaped dark brown band between antennal bases, M-line is pale. In front of the M-line a distinct arrow-shaped brown spot projects onto the clypeus, the tentorial pits are brown, lateral margins of the clypeus are pale. The interocellar area exhibits a pale spot pointed anteriorly that does not reach the median ocellus and continues to the occiput medially. Pair of the tentorial pits in front of the lateral ocelli and pair of small oval patches laterally to lateral ocelli is pale. Behind each compound eye is a posterolateral spot with brown callosities (Fig. 22). The antennae and palpi are brownish; the basal antennal segments are brown. The submental gills are rounded and short or very short. The pronotum is the same width as head width under compound eyes, brownish, quadrangular, with rounded angles, the lateral margins are straight; a median pale band occupies 1/5 of pronotal width, expanding posteriorly (Fig. 22). The pronotal rugosities are dark brown, lateral fields are light brown. Meta- and mesonotum are brown with thin incomplete pale band medially. Arms of mesosternal ridge meet anterior corners of furcal pits. The abdomen is covered by colorless hairs, pronounced on the last abdominal terga posterolaterally. The anterior margin of femur is dark brown, the distal edge is pale; tibia is light brown with thin dark brown stripe basally. The cerci are longer than abdomen, with brownish hairs; the basal cercal segments are brown, segments in the middle of the cercal length are brown with narrow pale basal ring. The forewing is long, narrow, transparent, and sometimes clay-colored, with brown veins. The venation includes an irregular net near the apex, occasionally consisting of three rows of cells. The hind wing anal area is large, and A1 and A5 are forked. Brachypterous and long-winged specimens occurred together the same sampling site.</p> <p> <b>Male.</b> Body length of full-winged male 11.2−15.2 mm, forewing 9.1−13.0 mm, wingspan 19.2–27.5 mm; forewing of male with shortened wings 2.5−6.0 mm, wingspan 6.6–13.5 mm. Abdominal tergum 9 is straight posteriorly, without notch (or with very shallow medial notch); two weak submedial swellings are present. These swellings are covered by small stout setae and long fine colorless hairs posteriolaterally (Fig. 23). Sternum 9 is scoop-shaped, extended backward and curved upward, posterior margin is pale medially. Tergum 10 is pale, divided into two hemiterga. The hemitergal lobes in a dorsal view are simple, elongated, flattened and directed medially. The knobs are absent (Figs 23 & 25). The posterior margins of the hemitergal lobes are smooth and pale, less sclerotized than anterior ones, mesal edges bluntly rounded (Fig. 25). The cowl is membranous folded resembles a deep pouch between and under hemitergal lobes, and is attached around the base of epiproct and the internal basal anchor. The dorsolateral edges of the cowl are supported by flat and darkly sclerotized paragenital plates. In dorsal view, the arrow-like sclerites of the internal basal anchor are black, fragile, hidden under tergum 9, and reach the tergal margin anteriorly. In lateral view, the lever arm is stout, hemispherical, and hollowed (Fig. 24). Two sclerotized lateral bands are fastened to the lever ventrally and support the cowl ventrolaterally. Each lateral sclerotized band is widened basally, has a triangular-rounded extension medially (Fig. 24). The stylet of the epiproct resembles a long, fine bristle directed upward and backward. The stylet is arched in a loop, the basal plate of the loop is a triangular-shaped, well sclerotized, and attached between triangular extensions of the lateral sclerotized bands at the bottom of the cowl (Fig. 24). In dorsal view, everted aedeagus (Fig. 23) is large, membranous, wide medially, with pair of lateral rounded lobes at dorsolateral margins, lobes not be fully everted; one prolonged carrot-shaped lobe is between lateral lobes and bears a small swollen knob dorsomedially and ends by a small hook-shaped membranous apex. The carrot-shaped lobe is covered with fine, erect, clear spinules which are grouped below the small swollen knob laterally, except for a narrow mesal membranous band (Fig. 23).</p> <p> <b>Female.</b> Body length 11.8−18.5 mm, full-winged, length of forewing 12.8−16.5 mm, wingspan 27.1–33.9 mm; shortened wings, length of forewing 4.6−5.3 mm, wingspan 10.6–12.3 mm. Sternum 8 without spots anteriorly, the subgenital plate is large, relatively short, extends laterally from the sides of sternum 8, and does not exceed half of the length of the sternum 9 (Fig. 26). The posterior margin of the subgenital plate is straight or exhibits a shallow notch that separates two triangular, short, sloped laterally, and rounded lobes. The subgenital plate is covered with small, colorless setae. Sternum 9 is pale medially, with two brown circular spots mesolaterally (Fig. 26).</p> <p> <b>Egg</b> is ovular (Fig. 27) and circular in cross-section, smaller than other <i>Arcynopteryx</i> species, 395 x 293µm. Anchor mushroom-shaped does not cover the collar (Fig. 27), the globular bodies are grouped closely to the margin of the anchor plate. The collar short, sides of collar appear knitted; shoulder is not pronounced (Figs 27 & 28). The chorion is covered with hexagonal FCI’s (Figs 27 & 29); the FCI walls are raised with thin, deep furrows; flat floors often contain 7-13 punctations, the depth of flat floor’s punctation is the same as the wall’s depth (Fig. 29).</p> <p>Row of micropyles is subequatorial; orifices small with indistinct lips, some set on very low micropylar mounds are surrounded by pentagon rosettes (Fig. 29).</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Type, male, lectotype, male, Lena River, mouth, Bykov peninsula, 14.07.1902, coll. Brusneva, det. Klapálek. Paralectotypes: female, the same place, 12.07.1902; 2 males, 1 female, Priayanskaya tundra, 25− 26.06.1902, coll. Brusneva. Khabarovskiy Region, 12 males, 3 females, Uyka River, 0.5 km from Ayan Airport, 21- 26.07.1999, coll. T. Tiunova; 7 males, 6 females, Bulginka R., Okhota R. Basin, Bulgin settlement, 26.06.1999, coll. Т. Тiunova; 17 males, 7 females, the same place, 3.07.1999, coll. T. Tiunova; 5 males, 1 female, Petin stream, Nemptu R. Basin, Amur R. Basin, 21.06.1998, coll. V. Тeslenko; Chukotka peninsula, 11 males, 2 females, Nevedimka stream, Whalen settlement vicinity, 11.08.1973, coll. I. Chereshnev.</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. <i>A. polaris</i> extends to Siberia (Altai and Sayan Mountains) the Russian Far East, including Wrangel Island, as well as in Mongolia, China (Teslenko 2006), and Korea (Zwick 2010).</p>Published as part of <i>Teslenko, Valentina A., 2012, A taxonomic revision of the genus Arcynopteryx Klapálek, 1904 (Plecoptera, Perlodidae), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 3329</i> on pages 8-11, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/210960">10.5281/zenodo.210960</a&gt

Arcynopteryx amurensis Zhiltzova et Levanidova 1978

<i>Arcynopteryx amurensis</i> Zhiltzova et Levanidova, 1978. <p>(Figs 13–21)</p> <p>Zhiltzova & Levanidova 1978: 11−13, figs 13−15; Zhiltzova & Zapekina-Dulkeit, 1986: 182, figs 4, 9; Teslenko & Zhiltzova, 2009: 26, figs 129−131.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> The submental gills are very small or almost completely reduced in both sexes. <i>A. amurensis</i> can be distinguished by the shape of the hemitergal lobe, which is elongated, fingerlike, directed forward and upward, and narrowed to the tip (Figs 14−17). A knob is absent. The cowl of the epiproct is shallow; the lever arm is stout, short and slightly curved (Fig. 17). The lateral sclerotized bands resemble a small folded leaf, with the pointed tip directed upward and downward; the stylet of the epiproct is short, without a loop, and the base is oval, wide and well sclerotized (Fig. 17). The top of the stylet of the epiproct in <i>A. amurensis</i> is directed upward and backward, similar to <i>A. polaris</i> and <i>A. sajanensis</i>. The aedeagus is large, membranous, sac-shaped, with two small fingerlike rounded lobes dorsolaterally; one transverse swelling presents ventrally; the apex is weakly widened, with two large rounded swellings, and bears fine, erect, clear spinules dorsolateraly (Figs 14 & 15). The female can be separated from females of other species by the shape of the lobes on the posterior margin of the subgenital plate, which are short, widely placed, and slightly transverse; the rear edge of each lobe is straight; the lobes are slightly sloping, and the medial angle of each lobe is slightly elongated (Fig. 18). The egg is large; collar with several sharp longitudinal carinae, continued to the shoulder; the margin of the shoulder is rough (Fig. 20); the chorion is covered with hexagonal FCIs (Figs. 19, 21); the FCI walls are tuberous, raised with thick furrows; the floors contain 7–13 tubercles (Fig. 21).</p> <p> <b>Adult habitus.</b> The general body pattern is brown, with dark spots on the head and thorax. The pigment patterns of the male and the female differ in certain respects, especially in the color of the head and pronotum. On the head of the female (Fig. 13), the M-line, frontal callosities, interocellar area and medial part of the occiput are pale, with very diffuse outlines. On the head of the male, the general pattern is also pale and then grades into brownish; a dark spot is clearly distinguishable between the M-line and the median ocellus; dark patches are located around the compound eyes and occiput laterally; darkish patches are present in front of the median ocellus and along the anterolateral edges of the clypeus. The palpi and submentum are light brown, and the submental gills are not developed; only short triangular projections are visible in their places. On the pronotum of the male, a pale medial band is well pronounced, expanding anteriorly and posteriorly; on the pronotum of the female, the medial band is brownish, somewhat lighter than the lateral fields (Fig. 13). The pronotum is slightly transverse, with rounded corners. The mesanotum of the male bears a pale stripe, expanding to the anterior and posterior margins. The female has a pale stripe on the prescutum of the mesonotum only. The wings are shortened, the venation somewhat changed: the apical branches of the veins are very short, with a network of crossveins in the RS and sometimes in the M, Su1 and Cu2. The female has brown legs, the male brown-yellow legs. The abdomen of both the male and the female is brown dorsally and pale ventrally. The cerci are longer than the abdomen, brown, covered with small brown setae and long strong brown hairs. Each cercal segment bears a narrow pale ring basally.</p> <p> <b>Male.</b> Body length 16.0−19.0 mm, the length of shortened forewing 3.5–6.0 mm. The abdominal sterna are pale with brown lateral margins; sternum 9 is completely brown, scoop-shaped, extended backward and curved upward. Tergum 9 is lighter than the other abdominal terga, with a pale membranous stripe along the median line, expanding anteriorly; the posterior margin with submedial, transversely elongated and rounded swellings, densely covered by small stout setae and fine colorless hairs posterolaterally (Fig. 14). Tergum 10 is divided into two hemiterga (Fig. 14); the posteromedial edge of each hemitergal lobe is elongated, finger-like, curved and directed forward and upward, narrowed to the tip, dark with a light, slightly curved tip, covered by small, stout setae dorsally (Figs 14−17); a knob is absent. The cowl is membranous, folded, resembles a shallow pouch between and under the hemitergal lobes, is attached around the sclerites of the internal basal anchor (Fig. 17). The cowl opens dorsally in a slit. The dorsolateral edges of the cowl are large, supported by darkly sclerotized paragenital plates. In a lateral view, the arrow-like sclerites of the internal basal anchor are black, fragile, and hidden under tergum 9 (Figs 14 & 17). The lever arm is stout, hollowed, and relatively short and slightly curved (Fig. 17). Two sclerotized lateral bands and the stylet of the epiproct are fastened ventrally to the lever arm directly. The lateral sclerotized bands resemble a small folded leaf with the tip directed upward and downward; the base of each lateral band is wider than the top (Fig. 17). The stylet of the epiproct is short, without a loop, visible as a strong bristle directed upward and backward or obliquely backward and downward; the base of the stylet is oval, wide and well sclerotized (Fig. 17). The everted membranous aedeagus is large, sac-shaped, with two small finger-like rounded lobes dorsolaterally, directed forward, covered by small spines; one transverse swelling presents ventrally; the apex is weakly widened, with two large rounded swellings, and bears fine, erect, clear spinules dorsolateraly (Figs 14 & 15).</p> <p> <b>Female.</b> Body length 18.4−21.0 mm; wings are shortened, the length of forewing 6.8−18.5 mm. The subgenital plate is indistinctly detached from the lateral parts of sternum 8; the posterior margin of the subgenital plate bears two short, widely placed, slightly transverse lobes, the rear edge of each lobe is straight (Fig. 18); the lobes are slightly sloping, and the medial angle of each lobe is slightly elongated. Sternum 9 bears two dark spots mesolaterally (Fig. 18). Tergum 10 is triangular posteriorly and deeply depressed medially.</p> <p> <b>Egg</b> is ovular (Fig. 19), circular in cross-section and large 572-643 X 365-396µm. Anchor mushroom-shaped with short and strong pedicel (Figs 19 & 20) and two or three rows of globular bodies close to the margin of the anchor plate. The margin of the anchor covers the collar completely (Fig. 19). The collar is stalked, its rim flanged and irregularly incised. The sides of the collar bear sharp longitudinal carinae continued to the shoulder; the margin of the shoulder is rough (Fig. 20). The chorion is covered with hexagonal FCIs (Figs 19, 21); the FCI walls are tuberous, raised with thick furrows; the floors contain 7–13 tubercles (Fig. 21). Row of micropyles is subequatorial; orifices small with indistinct lips are surrounded by pentagon rosettes (Fig. 21).</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Holotype, male. Russia. Khabarovskyi Region, Silinka River, Amur River Basin, 19.07.1974. Paralectotypes: 1 female, the same place; coll. T. Kuznetzova. Magadan Region, 1 male, Olen’ stream, Sibit-Tyellach settlement, Aborigen station, 4.07.1977; 2 females, Ozernyi stream, the same place, 4. 0 7.1977.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Russia, Far East (South of the Magadan Region, Khabarovskyi Region).</p>Published as part of <i>Teslenko, Valentina A., 2012, A taxonomic revision of the genus Arcynopteryx Klapálek, 1904 (Plecoptera, Perlodidae), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 3329</i> on pages 5-8, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/210960">10.5281/zenodo.210960</a&gt

Arcynopteryx sajanensis Zapekina-Dulkeit 1960

<i>Arcynopteryx sajanensis</i> Zapekina-Dulkeit, 1960 <p>(Figs 30–38)</p> <p>Zapekina-Dulkeit 1960: 666, 667, figs 1−5; Illies 1966:354; Teslenko & Zhiltzova 2009: 26, figs 122−125.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Arcynopteryx sajanensis</i> is distinguished from other species by the shape of the hemitergal lobe, which is short, bears a small rectangular projection on the inner mesal edge, and short, rounded knob directed medially and upward (Figs 31 & 32). The cowl is larger than other <i>Arcynopteryx</i> species, paragenital plates are darkly sclerotized with rough outer edges. The arrow-like sclerites of the internal basal anchor are longer, than other <i>Arcynopteryx</i> species, theirs apex extended to the level of the rectangular projections on the inner mesal edges of the hemitergal lobes. Two lateral sclerotized bands are long, petal-shaped with thin base and wide rounded top (Fig. 33). The aedeagus (Fig. 34) is large, membranous, narrowed to the apex; with a pair of large rounded lobes at dorsolateral margins. The apex of aedeagus is thin with two small swellings laterally, and bears fine, erect, clear spinules of different sizes.</p> <p>The posterior margin of the female subgenital plate smooth medially, with two small triangular, well sclerotized lobes laterally (Fig. 35), the top of each lobe directed to the middle. Egg is large, sides of collar with sharp longitudinal carinae; shoulder with smooth margin and small, short and sharp tubercles situated close to collar sides (Figs. 36-38). Chorion is covered with hexagonal FCI’s; flat floor often contain 7-10 punctations.</p> <p> <b>Adult habitus.</b> The head (Fig. 30) is wider than pronotum, with pale M-line; the clypeus is slightly darkened, the tentorial pits are brown. A thin dark stripe connects the lateral ocelli with median one. A wide U-shaped dark brown band below the median ocellus is diverged laterally and connected with a pair of brownish bands which are spread the M-line posteriorly. The tentorial pits are pale in front of the lateral ocelli; interocellar area exhibits a triangular pale spot, merging with a large hemispherical pale spot in the middle of the occiput. A brown band extends from each compound eye along the postfrontal suture to the coronal stem. A posterolateral spot with dark brown callosities presents behind each compound eye (Fig. 30). M-shaped pattern on the head is not always clearly expressed both in males and females (especially in light specimens). The submental gills are very small and short. The antennae and palpi are brownish; the basal antennal segments are brown. The pronotum is slightly longer in width than in length, the angles, anterior and posterior margins are rounded, the lateral margins are straight; a median pale band is slightly expanded anteriorly. The pronotal rugosities are brown, X-shaped, and reach the lateral fields in the first and the last thirds of the pronotal length (Fig. 30). The mesanotum is brown with pale patches on the prescutum, scutum, and scutellum (usually in males). The metanotum is entirely brown. The abdominal segments are light brown, covered by short colorless hairs, pronounced on terga posterolaterally. The legs are pale, the femur is brown anteriorly. The cerci are longer than abdomen, pale, with light brown hairs; each cercal segment is darkened distally. The forewing is pale; veins are brownish, and then grades into colorless to the margins, C vein is pale yellow. The venation includes an irregular net near the apex, occasionally consisting of two rows of cells. The hind wing anal area is large, and A1 and A5 are forked. Brachypterous and long-winged specimens co-occurred at the same sampling site.</p> <p> <b>Male.</b> Body length 12.0−18.0 mm, forewing of full-winged male 12.0− 14.5 mm, wingspan 27.0− 30.5 mm; the length of shortened wings 3.5–5.0 mm. Abdominal tergum 9 is light brown with dark brown band anterolaterally, the posterior margin exhibits a medial elevated notch which runs half of the length of tergum 9, and two submedial, rounded swellings. These swellings are dark brown and densely covered by small stout setae and fine colorless hairs posteriorly (Fig. 31). Sternum 9 is scoop-shaped, extended backward and curved upward, the posterior margin rounded and pale medially. Tergum 10 is divided into two hemiterga (Fig. 31). Each hemitergal lobe is short, bears a small rectangular projection on the inner mesal edge and a rounded knob directed medially and upward (Figs 31 & 32). In dorsal view, a knob is slightly membranous at the top, heavy sclerotized from below, and covered by small, stout setae (Fig. 32). The knobs are very short, do not touch each other. In dorsal view, the cowl is larger than other <i>Arcynopteryx</i> species, and is supported by flat and darkly sclerotized paragenital plates with rough outer edges. The sclerites of the internal basal anchor are arrow-like, longer than other <i>Arcynopteryx</i> species, and fragile, and black (Fig. 33), they extended posteriorly to the level of the rectangular projections on the hemitergal lobes. In lateral view, the lever arm of the epiproct is stout, hemispherical, hollowed, and is divided into two thin well sclerotized stripes ventrally (Fig. 33). Two lateral sclerotized bands are fastened to the lever arm ventrally and support the cowl ventrolaterally; each lateral sclerotized band is long, petal-shaped with a thin base and wide rounded top (Fig. 33). The stylet of the epiproct resembles a long, fine bristle directed upward and backward. Inside the cowl the stylet is curved in a loop, the basal plate of the loop is triangular, well sclerotized and attached to the lateral bands at the bottom of the cowl (Fig. 33). In dorsal view, the everted aedeagus (Fig. 34) is large, membranous, narrowed to the apex; with a pair of large rounded lobes at dorsolateral margins. The lobes may not be fully everted; the apex of aedeagus is thin with two small swellings laterally, and bears fine, erect, clear spinules of different sizes. In Fig. 34, the apex of aedeagus is not fully everted.</p> <p> <b>Female.</b> Body length 15.0−21.0 mm, forewing of full-winged female 16.5−19.0 mm, wingspan 37.0− 39.5 mm. Length of shortened wings 5.0–6.0 mm. Sternum 8 is without spots. The subgenital plate is large, relatively short, extends laterally from sides of sternum 8, and does not exceed half of sternum 9 (Fig. 35). The posterior margin is smooth medially, with two small triangular lobes laterally (Fig. 35). The top of each lobe is directed to the middle. Lobes are more sclerotized than the rest surface of subgenital plate, and covered with conspicuous colorless setae. Sternum 9 is pale medially, with two brown circular spots mesolaterally (Fig. 35).</p> <p> <b>Egg</b> is large, ovular, and circular in cross-section, 567.0 x 413.5 µm (Fig. 36). The collar is stalked, its rim flanged and irregularly incised. The sides of collar bear several sharp longitudinal carinae; the margin of shoulder is smooth; short sharp tubercles are situated close to the collar sides (Fig. 37). The chorion is covered with hexagonal FCI’s (Figs 36−38); FCI walls are raised with thin, shallow furrows; flat floors often contain 7-10 punctations (Fig. 38). Row of micropyles is subequatorial; theirs orifices are small with distinct lips surrounded by pentagon rosettes (Fig. 38).</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Lectotype, male. Russia. Sayan Mountain, Bolshoi Arzybai River, tributary of Malka River, Yenisei River Basin, 24.08.1953, coll. G. Dulkeit. Paralectotypes: 1 male, 2 females, the same place; 4 males, 2 females, Dezo River, left tributary of the Mana River, 7.07.1955, coll. G. Dulkeit. Trans-Baikal Region: 10 males, 6 females, Khamar-Daban Mountains, car Osinovyi, 1400-1600 m, alpika, Osinovaya River, upstream, 1250 m, 20.07 − 4.08.20009, coll. Yu. Sundukov.</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. <i>A. sajanensis</i> is restricted in Russia by the Altai, Sayan and the Khamar-Daban Mountains (Teslenko <i>et al.</i> 2010).</p>Published as part of <i>Teslenko, Valentina A., 2012, A taxonomic revision of the genus Arcynopteryx Klapálek, 1904 (Plecoptera, Perlodidae), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 3329</i> on pages 11-13, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/210960">10.5281/zenodo.210960</a&gt

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FIGURES 1 – 9 in A new species of Amphinemura (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from the South of the Russian Far East

FIGURES 1 – 9. Amphinemura zwicki sp. n.: 1. Head, male pronotum and mesonotum, dorsal. 2. Male abdominal tip, dorsal. 3. Male abdominal tip, ventral. 4. Male abdominal tip, cleared, ventral. 5. Epiproct, dorsal. 6. Epiproct, ventral. 7. Epiproct, lateral. 8. Female, subgenital plate, cleared, ventral. 9. Vaginal complex, cleared, dorsal. Not to scale

FIGURE 7 – 9 in A new species of Kamimuria (Plecoptera, Perlidae) from the Russian Far East

FIGURE 7 – 9. Kamimuria lyubaretzi sp. nov: 7. Female genitalia, vagina, spermathecum. 8. First instar larva. 9. Proventricular bands. Scale (mm): 7, 8 = 0.5

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Teslenko, Valentina A., Boumans, Louis (2018): A new species of Nemoura Latreille (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from Amur River Basin (South of the Russian Far East). Zootaxa 4472 (1): 153-164, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4472.1.