Madenemura pauliani, Zwick, Peter, 2015

Zwick, Peter, 2015, Notes on Madagascan Stoneflies (Plecoptera: Notonemouridae), Zootaxa 4059 (1), pp. 169-180 : 178

Madenemura pauliani , n. sp.

( Fig. 24 )

Holotype: Madagascar, Ranomafana National Pk., 2115.629'S, 4725.149'E, J. Benstead: 29.10.1998, 1♀ [ USNM]. Paratype: Madagascar, Prov. Fianarantsoa, 7km W Ranomafana, 900m, 17.– 22.02.1990, W.E.Steiner \ Malaise trap in small clearing, montane rain forest, 1♀ [ USNM].

Habitus. As for the genus; WL 7.1mm in the paratype, 7.6mm in the holotype.

Male. Unknown.

Female. Ovipositor of the same structure as in the congeners but extremely long and thin, almost half as long as the abdomen ( Fig. 24 ).

Notes. Named after Renaud Paulian, in recognition of his pioneer work on the Plecoptera of Madagascar. Male and larva are presently unknown. The species is very different from all the ones described by R. Paulian. Indeed, the overlong ovipositor is unique among Plecoptera . The geographic coordinates on the holotype label suggest it was collected at the Mariavaratra stream.

Figures

FIGURES 18 – 24, Madenemura spp., female abdominal tips, in lateral (even numbers) and ventral (uneven numbers) view; after photographs, semidiagrammatic: 18, 19: M. andringitrensis. 20, 21: M. descarpentriesi. 22, 23: M. culminalis; 24: M. pauliani sp. n. (holotype). Same scale for all.