Neoperla sp.

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 : 181

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5316.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BC922E16-2614-4F3D-AD82-87A845DE7E2B
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16763962
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E12C876C-4ADE-FF31-FF4F-F926FEDB0FA8
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Neoperla sp.
status

Treatment

Neoperla sp. Afr_B

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Material studied: Democratic Republic of the Congo, N. Kalonge Dem. Rep. Congo No. 2 Riv. Murhuva Kalonge 14.12.49 G.Marlier [0.435607°S, 29.187445°E] GoogleMaps .

Presently, only a micropscope slide with an exceptional egg is available ( SMNS). Visible egg characteristics suggest this is the sister species of N. conradti . The structure of the chorion with dextrogyrous striae and deeply incised sulci with a pair of closely adjacent rows of micropunctures, minute hard-to-detect micropyles with a canal parallel to the puncture rows, and a pale ring under the irregularly punctate operculum agree. The drop-shape and the narrow anchor pole surrounded by a low ring and a constricted anchor cavity in the present taxon distinguish the two species.