Stoneflies (Plecoptera) from northern Goiás State, central Brazil: new record of Kempnyia oliveirai (Perlidae) and a new species of Tupiperla (Gripopterygidae)

Abstract

A new species of Tupiperla, T. jumirim, is described from Chapada dos Veadeiros, northern Goiás State, Brazil. Kempnyia oliveirai is recorded from the same locality.

Keywords:

• Plecoptera
• stoneflies
• Tupiperla jumirim
• Neotropical
• Brazil

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the National Council of Scientific and Technological Development, (CNPq, proc. 473246/2004-0) for financial support, and Elisa Yokoyama and Gabriel P. Paciência for help in field work. PCB thanks The State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP, proc. 98/11074-3, 02/07216-4; 04/09711-8) for their support. PCB (proc. 301578/2004-4) and CGF (proc. 305511/2006-9) received productivity grants from CNPq.