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Recently, we reviewed the specimens belonging to Rhopalopsole we have collected and compared them with the holotype and paratypes of Rhopalopsole vespertilio Chen & Du, 2017. We found that R. vespertilio should be synonymized with R. xui Yang, Li & Zhu, 2004. Additionally, a new species of the genus Rhopalopsole, R. nanlingasp. nov. from Guangdong Province of southwestern China, is described and illustrated. The new species is compared to the Rhopalopsole vietnamica west group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new species of the genus Amphinemura in sinensis species group, Amphinemura xiangae Zhao & Du, sp. nov. is described from Nanling National Nature Reserve of Guangdong Province of southeastern China. The new species is illustrated and compared to related taxa. New images with supplementary descriptions of Amphinemura fleurdelia (Wu, 1949) and Amphinemura curvispina (Wu, 1973) are also provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new species of the Neoperla clymene group (Plecoptera, Perlidae), N. chebalinga sp. n. from Guangdong Province of southern China is described, illustrated, and compared with related taxa. The new species is characterized by the slender aedeagal tube, strongly sclerotized dorsally, and weakly sclerotized ventrally with an upcurved, medial, finger-like membranous lobe. Additionally the aedeagal sac gradually tapers to a blunt apex with a dorsoapical patch of spines. A supplementary description of the female of N. mnong Stark, 1987 from Guangdong Province, China is also given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]