Regulaneuria Zhou, a genus of Ecdyonurinae endemic to China, is revised. Regulaneuria chongchongae sp. nov.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe enigmatic mayfly Potamanthodes nanchangi Hsu, 1936 was briefly described based on a male. Currently, this species has an unclear taxonomic position and no supporting type specimen, consequently its recognition, differentiation and classification is vague. In this study, by using fresh specimens from type locality in Jiangxi province at central China, this species is redescribed, photographed, and a neotype is designated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe monotypic family Deuterophlebiidae of China was recorded twice previously from far northwest upon adults, the most parts of this country have not been investigated, leaving a huge blank of knowledge on their morphology, diversity, biology, or distribution. After deliberated collecting and rearing in recent years, we obtained more than one thousand specimens of Deuterophlebiidae, they are classified into five new species herein: sp. nov.
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