Amphinemura Vn A

Stark, Bill P. & Sivec, Ignac, 2010, Eight New Species Of Amphinemura (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) From Vietnam, Illiesia 6 (5), pp. 41-51 : 50

Amphinemura Vn A

( Fig. 28 )

Material examined. Vietnam: Lao Cai, ca. 12 km along road from Sapa to Lai Chau, 1950 m, 22° 20’ 58” N, 103° 46’ 15” E, 1-12 May 1999, ROM 992012, B. Hubley, 3♀ ( ROM) .

Adult habitus. General color brown. Head brown with pale transverse line behind ocelli. Pronotum dark except along lateral margins. Wings brown, veins dark brown. Legs brown.

Female. Forewing length 7.5-8.0 mm. Subgenital plate lobes divergent ( Fig. 28 ). Sternum 9 with a large anteromesal hump. Sternum 7 projects over base of subgenital plate.

Remarks The distinctive pronotal color pattern of these specimens has not been found among Vietnamese male specimens. The strongly divergent subgenital plate lobes distinguishes this species from other Vietnamese females.

Figures

Figs. 24-29. Amphinemura viet (24-27) and Amphinemura spp. (28-29) 24. Male terminalia, dorsal. 25. Paraproct, caudal aspect 26. Male terminalia, lateral. 27. Female terminalia, ventral. 28. Amphinemura Vn-A, female terminalia, ventral. 29. Amphinemura Vn-B, female terminalia, ventral.