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A new species of Tupiperla Froehlich, 1969 (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae)
from Serra da Jibóia, Bahia, Brazil
TÁCIO DUARTE 1 , PITÁGORAS C. BISPO 2 & ADOLFO R. CALOR 1
1
Laboratório de Entomologia Aquática (LEAq), Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Barão de Geremoabo, 147,
campus Ondina, CEP 40170-290, Salvador, BA, Brazil. E-mail: dutacio@gmail.com; acalor@gmail.com
2
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Ciências e Letras de Assis, Av. Dom Antônio, 2100, Parque
Universitário, CEP 19806-900, Assis, SP, Brazil. E-mail: pcbispo@gmail.com
Abstract
The gripopterygid genus Tupiperla comprises 18 species, 16 have been recorded from Brazil, including T. guariru n. sp.,
described here. The new species was collected from streams in the Serra da Jibóia region, Bahia State, Brazil using light
traps. Additional material from Amargosa, Bahia State, Brazil was also studied.
Key words: Aquatic Insects, freshwater, Gripopterygidae, Neotropical, Stoneflies
Introduction
The family Gripopterygidae (Antarctoperlaria) includes 28 genera recorded from the Neotropical Region
(Froehlich 2010). Four of these genera are known from Brazil, Gripopteryx (Pictet, 1841), Guaranyperla
Froehlich, 2001, Paragripopteryx Enderlein, 1909 and Tupiperla Froehlich, 1969 (Froehlich 2012). The Brazilian
Gripopterygidae includes approximately 50 described species (Bispo & Lecci 2011).
The genus Tupiperla presently includes 17 species, T. amandae Bispo & Lecci, 2011; T. barbosai Avelino-
Capistrano & Nessimian, 2013; T. bispoi Duarte et al., 2014; T. eleonorae (Froehlich, 1994); T. flinti Froehlich,
2002; T. froehlichi Bispo & Lecci, 2011; T. gracilis (Burmeister, 1839); T. illiesi Froehlich, 1998; T. jumirim Bispo
& Froehlich, 2007; T. misionera Froehlich, 2002; T. modesta Froehlich, 1998; T. oliveirai Froehlich, 1998; T.
reichardti Froehlich, 1998; T. robusta Froehlich, 1998; T. sulina Froehlich, 1998; T. tessellata (Brauer, 1866); and
T. umbya Froehlich, 1998. This genus has been recorded from southern and southeastern Brazil, the northeastern
region of Argentina and the southern region of Paraguay into the mountainous areas of central (Bispo & Lecci
2011) and northeastern Brazil (Duarte et al. 2014).
Tupiperla can be recognized by the following characters, the male lacking a sclerotized epiproct and tergum X
with a relatively long extension ending in two separated teeth; adults and nymphs have a distoventral spine on the
femur (also present in Guaranyperla); pronotum is narrower than head (Bispo & Froehlich 2007); adults lack
crossveins in the pterostigmatic cell (Froehlich 1998). In this paper, a new species, T. guariru n. sp., is described,
based on the male and female collected from streams of the Serra da Jibóia, Bahia State, Brazil.
Material and methods
The mountain range Serra da Jibóia (12°45'25.4''S to 12°58'02.1''S, and 39°26'42''W to 39°30'22.6''W) is located in
the municipalities of Elísio Medrado, Santa Teresinha, Castro Alves, Varzedo and São Miguel das Matas, Bahia
State. The range is covered by several vegetation types including Atlantic rainforest and semi-arid vegetation
known as Caatinga. The highest altitudes reach about 800 m a.s.l. (Freitas & Moraes 2009).
The specimens studied were collected along the streams using light traps and UV light pan traps. All the
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collected material was preserved in 80% alcohol and the holotype and two female paratypes are deposited in the
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP) and other paratypes in the Museu de Zoologia da
Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA).
Results and discussion
Tupiperla guariru n. sp.
(Figs. 1–5)
Type material. Holotype, male: BRAZIL: Bahia: Varzedo, Serra da Jibóia, Fazenda Baixa da Areia, Córrego Cai
Camarão, 12°57'39.2''S, 39°26'53.7''W, 27.VIII.2013, light trap, Calor A.R., Gomes V. and Zanata A.M.
Paratypes: same data as holotype, except for: 3 males, 2 females; same data, except for: 12°57'35.9"S,
39°26'54.9"W, 28.VI.2013, light trap, Calor A.R., Medeiros A. and Gomes V., 1 male; same data, except for:
12°57'39.2"S, 39°26'53.7"W, 11.VII.2013, UV light pan trap, Calor A.R. and Duarte T., 2 males, 3 females; same
data, except for: 12°57'45.5"S, 39°26'55.3"W, 27.III.2012, UV light pan trap, Quinteiro F.B., Duarte T. and Garcia
I., 1 male.
Additional material: Brazil, Bahia, Amargosa, Fazenda Boqueirão Colonha, 13°08'11"S, 39°39'46"W, 544 m
a.s.l., 18.VII.2009, UV light pan trap, Calor A.R. and Lecci L.S., 1 male.
Description. Tupiperla guariru n. sp. is a small to medium size species of the genus. Holotype, male:
forewing length, 7.9 mm; antenna length, 6.0 mm; number of cercomeres, 12; paratypes, males (n= 7): forewing
length, 6.2–8.1 mm; antenna length, 6.1–7.2 mm; number of cercomeres, 11–12; females (n= 5): forewing length,
8.0–8.7 mm; antenna length, 7.8–9.2 mm; number of cercomeres, 11–13.
General color dark brown. Head dark brown with lighter triangular area in front of the coronal bifurcation and
lighter spots laterally to the paired ocelli; in some specimens, anterior part of frons lighter; clypeus and labrum
light brown; three ocelli and compound eyes black; in lighter individuals, lateral part of the head, behind compound
eyes, with a distinct dark brown band; maxillary palpi 5-segmented, brown, with the last segment darker; labial
palpi brown and 3-segmented; antennae brown. Thorax dark brown; pronotum with rugosities and narrower than
the head; legs brown, tibia and tarsi darker; in prothoracic legs, ventral femoral spine small (most females) or
absent (most males), in meso- and metathoracic legs, femoral spine present; forewing light brown with many
crossveins, pterostigmatic cell without crossvein.
Male. Abdominal terga of the segments I–III mainly white, remaining segments mainly brown; tergum X with
triangular white patch in the base and with small extension (figure 1); abdominal sterna brown with white patches,
which vary in size with the segment; subgenital plate dark brown (Fig. 3); paraprocts dark brown, in lateral view,
they expanded progressively towards the apex, which is rounded with a small pointed tooth on posterodorsal
portion (Fig. 2).
Female. Abdominal segments I–VII membranous; sternum VII with two strong spots; subgenital plate
sclerotized and robust, surpassing segment IX apex and reaching segment X (Figs. 4–5); segments IX and X
sclerotized and dark brown.
Remarks. Tupiperla guariru has a tergum X extension similar to that of T. modesta; however, the paraprocts of
both species are different. In T. guariru, the paraprocts expand progressively towards a rounded apex, with a small
pointed tooth on the posterodorsal portion, whereas in T. modesta, the paraprocts are similar width throughout their
length, ending in a rounded apex. Additionally, males of T. guariru have a rounded posterior subgenital plate
margin, but in T. modesta this structure is pointed. Females of T. guariru lack lateral extensions of the subgenital
plate, which are present in T. modesta.
Etymology. “Serra do Guariru”, an indigenous name for the mountain range “Serra da Jibóia”, Bahia State, the
region where the specimens were collected. The word “Guariru” means water reservoir in the Tupi language. The
name is used as a noun in apposition.
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FIGURES 1–3. Tupiperla guariru n. sp., Adult male terminalia, Holotype. 1. Dorsal view, 2. Lateral view, 3.Ventral view.
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FIGURES 4–5. Tupiperla guariru n. sp. Adult female, terminalia. 4. Ventral view, 5. Lateral view.
Acknowledgements
We thank Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) for issuing collecting permits. This
work was supported by Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) fellowship to TD
(process 1166005), by Foundation for Research Support of the State of Bahia (FAPESB) grant (process 5716/
2009), and by National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) grant (process 473703/
2010-6). PCB thanks FAPESP (State of São Paulo Research Foundation, number 2012/21196-8) for financial
support and CNPq (Council for Scientific and Technological Development) for research fellowship (number
307577/2011-2). We thank the Research Program in Biodiversity of the Semiarid (PPBio Semiárido) for financial
assistance that allowed us to complete field work. We are grateful to the LEAq team for help in the field and
laboratory. We appreciate the suggestions of the editor, Dr. Boris Kondratieff and two reviewers.
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