Neoperla panafricana, 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 : 51

5' Endophallus barely longer than penis tube, base of endophallus dorsolaterally with dense spine cover ( Figs. 137–142 )...................................................................................... 24 N. panafricana n. sp.

Females (unknown of N. erinaceus )

1 Eggs with about a dozen straight ridges, chorion surface similar to the wide concave interstices....................... 2 1' Eggs with approximately 20 or more proper striae, costae with smooth surface, the narrow sulci with unordered punctation..

Figures

FIGURES 135–142. Neoperla panafricana n. sp., male abdominal tip and penis with everted endophallus: 135–137, holotype from Mkozi R. NEOP158; 138, Guinea (no details); 139, Namibia, Kunene R.; 140, R. S. Afr., Legalameetse, NEOP154; 141, Ivory Coast, Férédougouba; 142, Senegal, Touba, NEOP131. The scale is 200µm, all penes to similar scales.