Kyphopteryx dorsalis Kimmins 1947
- Dataset
- Review of the rare and little-known Chinese species of the family Taeniopterygidae (Plecoptera), with description of two new species of Kyphopteryx
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Plecoptera
- family
- Taeniopterygidae
- genus
- Kyphopteryx
- species
- Kyphopteryx dorsalis
discussion
Remarks. Males of this species are characterized by terga 2 - 3 each with a considerably elevated dentate process and by epiproct triangular, apically forming an upturned hook with paired small teeth on the upper surface. Females of this species are defined by terga 3 - 8 separated longitudinally with a membranous median area, and by abdominal sternum 8 with a medially notched sclerotized area (see fig. 3 in Kimmins 1947).
distribution
Distribution. China (Tibet), India (Sikkim).
Name
- Homonyms
- Kyphopteryx dorsalis Kimmins 1947