title: Taxonomic notes onNeoperla(Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Sichuan Province of China with the description of two new species.
abstract: Species of the perlid genus Neoperla from Sichuan Province, China are reviewed. Two new species are described, Neoperla caii Li & Wang, sp. nov. and N. emeishana Li & Wang, sp. nov. The new species are compared with related congeners. Available types of several known Neoperla species from Sichuan Province were studied and complementary descriptions or brief taxonomic comments are presented for N. bilineata Wu & Claassen, N. chui Wu & Claassen, N. microtumida Wu & Claassen, N. quadrata Wu & Claassen and N. truncata Wu.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China. lwh7969@163.com.
authors.forename: Weihai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rongfeng
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D007313:Insecta
keywords: Plecoptera, Perlidae, Neoperla, new species, Sichuan Province, China