Furcaperla bifurcata ( Wu, 1948 )

Yan, Yanhua, Li, Mengyu & Li, Weihai, 2021, Taxonomic notes on the genus Furcaperla (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from China, Zootaxa 5071 (3), pp. 427-436 : 428

Furcaperla bifurcata ( Wu, 1948)

( Figs. 1–2 )

Tylopyge bifurcata Wu, 1948: 272 ; Illies, 1966: 303.

Furcaperla bifurcata Sivec et al., 1988: 50 ; Du et al., 1999: 62; Yang & Li, 2018: 36.

Material examined. 2 males ( CAU): China, Fujian Province, Nanping City, Wuyi Mountains, Yanping Region , Xiqin Town , 1977.IV.12, leg. Bi’e Zhuang. 1 male ( CAU): China, Fujian Province, Wuyi Mountains, Yangzhuang Town, Da’an Village , 1998. VI., collector unknown .

Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region).

Remarks. The above materials agree well with the original description ( Wu, 1948) and the redescription of Sivec et al. (1988). Herein we provide color illustrations to aid in identification of this species.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Furcaperla bifurcata (Wu, 1948) (male, Fujian Province, Xiqin Town). a. Head and pronotum, dorsal view. b. Terminalia, lateral view. c. Relaxed terminalia, dorsal view. d. Relaxed terminalia, dorsolateral view.

FIGURE 2. Furcaperla bifurcata (Wu, 1948) (male, Fujian Province, Xiqin Town). a. Aedeagus, dorsal view. b. Aedeagus, ventral view. c. Aedeagus, lateral view.