Neoperla usambara, Zwick & Zwick, 2023

Zwick, Peter & Zwick, Andreas, 2023, Revision of the African Neoperla Needham, 1905 (Plecoptera: Perlidae: Perlinae) based on morphological and molecular data, Zootaxa 5316 (1), pp. 1-194 : 88

18 Widening of penis short, with few spines ( Figs. 278–284 ).................................... 50 N. usambara n. sp.

Figures

FIGURES 278–288. Neoperla usambara n. sp. and N. sambarua n. sp., ♁ holotypes: N. usambara: 278, 279, abdominal tip, dorsal and lateral views; 280–283, naturally fully everted penis, photograph of the holotype whole mount with enlarged details, corresponding structures are connected by lines; 284, connection of penis base to the mesodermal ejaculatory duct (ed) via the thin recurrent tube (rt). N. sambarua: 285, 286, abdominal tip, dorsal and lateral views 287, penis, beginning eversion of endophallus; 288, enlarged apex of same. ed, ejaculatory duct; rt, recurrent tube; tergites and HT10 are labeled.