Kyphopteryx dorsalis Kimmins, 1947

Du, Yu-Zhou & Chen, Zhi-Teng, 2019, Review of the rare and little-known Chinese species of the family Taeniopterygidae (Plecoptera), with description of two new species of Kyphopteryx, Zootaxa 4550 (1), pp. 129-134 : 130-131

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scientific name	Kyphopteryx dorsalis Kimmins, 1947
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Kyphopteryx dorsalis Kimmins, 1947 View in CoL

Kyphopteryx dorsalis Kimmins, 1947 View in CoL [1946]. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 13: 725. Type locality: Tibet, Chumbi Valley).

Remarks. Males of this species are characterized by terga 2-3 each with a considerably elevated dentate process and by epiproct triangular, apically forming an upturned hook with paired small teeth on the upper surface. Females of this species are defined by terga 3-8 separated longitudinally with a membranous median area, and by abdominal sternum 8 with a medially notched sclerotized area (see fig. 3 in Kimmins 1947).

Distribution. China ( Tibet), India ( Sikkim).