Amphinemura sinensis (Wu, 1926)

Li, Weihai, Mo, Raorao, Dong, Wenbin, Yang, Ding & uranyi, David, 2018, Two new species of Amphinemura (Plecoptera, Nemouridae) from the southern Qinling Mountains of China, based on male, female and larvae, ZooKeys 808, pp. 1-21 : 12

Amphinemura sinensis (Wu, 1926) Fig. 35

Material examined.

CHINA, Shaanxi Province, Hanzhong, Foping County, brook in Lover’s Valley by Foping Old Town, 870 m, 33°31.819'N, 107°59.335'E, 2018.IV.21, leg. W.H. Li, R.R. Mo and D. Murányi: 1 male (HNHM); Shaanxi Province, Hanzhong, Foping County, Changjiaoba Town, lower section of a large unnamed stream in Dizhuang valley, 895 m, 33°33.344'N, 107°59.018'E, 2018.IV.21, leg. W.H. Li, R.R. Mo and D. Murányi: 1 male (HIST).

Distribution and ecology.

This species was described from Jiangsu Province, later reported also from Beijing and Henan ( Yang and Li 2018), and is the only member of the sinensis group that occurs in Palaearctic areas of China. We collected this species at the type localities of the new species above (Figs 31-34). Our new records represent the first records from Shaanxi.

Remarks.

From both streams where we found this species, we also collected mature larvae that are probably belong to this species. These are very similar to the larva of A. albicercia in color pattern and setation, but lacks the distinctive, dense white hairs on the cerci.