Polyplectropus ahas Malicky and Chantaramongkol 1993

Zhong, Hua, Yang, Lian-Fang & Morse, John C., 2010, Four new species and two new records of Polyplectropus from China (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae), Zootaxa 2428, pp. 37-46 : 42

Polyplectropus ahas Malicky and Chantaramongkol 1993 . New record for China

( Figs. 29–35 )

Polyplectropus ahas Malicky and Chantaramongkol 1993: 451 , male.

Adult. Length of forewing 6.6–7.1 mm (N = 4). Head brown with dark yellowish antennae, pronotum light brown, meso- and metanota brown, forewings brown.

This species was described by Malicky and Chantaramongkol, but the original illustrations are quite simple. Our drawing provides more detailed characters including the dorsal view of the male genitalia, dorsal and left lateral views of the phallus, and ventral and caudal views of the subphallic sclerite.

This species belongs to the P. anakgugur Group.

Material examined. 5 males, Sichuan Province, Ya-an, 29.59°N, 102.59°E, tributary of Zhou-gong River, 8 June 1996, Coll. WANG Bei-Xin.

Distribution. China (Sichuan); Thailand.

Figures

FIGURES 29 – 35. Polyplectropus ahas Malicky and Chantaramongkol, male genitalia: 29 — dorsal view; 30, left lateral view; 31 — ventral view; 32 — phallus, dorsal view; 33 — phallus, left lateral view; 34 — subphallic sclerite, caudal view; 35 — subphallic sclerite, ventral view.