Perittopus yunnanensis

Perittopus yunnanensis is a species of riffle bug first described in 2013 by Zhen Ye, Pingping Chen and Wenjun Bu. It is recorded from Yunnan Province, China, for which it is named.

Taxonomy

Based on male genital characteristics, Perittopus yunnanensis can be placed to the "eastern species group" of genus Perittopus. The species appears closely related to Perittopus anthracinus and Perittopus crinalis.