A new Andiperla Aubert (Plecoptera, Gripopterygidae) species from the Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina

Zootaxa. 2019 Sep 3;4664(2):zootaxa.4664.2.7. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.2.7.

Abstract

Andiperla morenensis n. sp. is described from the Perito Moreno Glacier, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The new species differs from its only congener, A. willinki, Aubert, 1956 by tergum X produced into an acute lobe directed posteriorly and by the presence of a small epiproct. The18S rRNA and COI gene sequence of A. morenensis n. sp. is provided.

Keywords: Plecoptera, Patagonia, taxonomy, stoneflies.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Argentina
  • Ice Cover*
  • Lepidoptera*
  • Neoptera