Kamimuria miaolingensis Du & Wang, 2007

Zeng, Liang-Liang, Huo, Qing-Bo & Du, Yu-Zhou, 2025, A new species of the genus Kamimuria (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from China with redescription of K. miaolingensis Du & Wang, 2007, Zootaxa 5661 (3), pp. 445-450 : 447-448

Kamimuria miaolingensis Du & Wang, 2007

Figs. 4–5

Kamimuria miaolingensis Du & Wang, 2007 , Insects from Leigongshan Landscape, 86–87; Stark & Sivec, 2013: 117; Yang & Li, 2018: 31.

Male. Colouration generally brown ( Fig. 4 ). The head is brown with three ocelli, ocellar patch dark brown (color faded due to prolonged storage in alcohol). Antenna brown; palpi pale brown. Pronotum brown with scattered rugosities. Wing membranes pale yellow, veins yellow-brown.

Body length 16–16.5 mm (n = 2). Tergum 1–7 unmodified. Tergum 8 sometimes contains a few sensilla basiconica in its central region. Tergum 9 features a sensilla basiconica patch extending to near the anterior margin. The hemitergal lobe is slender and finger-like, with the apex slightly recurved, reaching the posterior margin of tergum 9 ( Fig. 4 ).

The penis is membranous, with a small square sclerite at the center of the ventral surface of the proximal part of the penile tube ( Fig. 5A, C ). The base and dorsal apex of the endophallus are adorned with numerous large spines, with those at the dorsal apex being rhombic in shape. A narrow, spine-free longitudinal region runs along the middle of the ventral surface of the endophallus, ending a spine-free membranous projection at its apex.

Female, egg and nymph. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype: 1 male ( ICYZU), China: Guizhou Province, Leishan County, Leigongshan National Forest Park, Lianhua Ping , 27.3021°N, 106.3247°E, 1450–1620 m, 2005.IX.13-15, Chunxia Xiao, Jinyu Zheng . Paratype: 1 male ( ICYZU), same data as holotype .

Distribution. China (Guizhou).

Remarks. Due to the type material being preserved in alcohol for nearly 20 years, the membranous projection at the apex of the ventral side of the penis has shrunk into a mass, and the sclerite along the penile shaft are no longer clearly visible. We selected the well-preserved paratype for clear images of the penis to facilitate future identification efforts, thereby making the process more convenient and efficient ( Fig. 5 ).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Kamimuria miaolingensis, paratype, male. A: adult of male, dorsal view; B: head and pronotum, dorsal view; C: abdominal terminalia, dorsal view.

FIGURE 5. Kamimuria miaolingensis, patatype, everted penis. A: dorsal view. B: lateral view. C: ventral view.