Phoenicagrion gen. nov. for Leptagrion flammeum, with description of a new species, P. paulsoni, from Peru (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

The placement of Leptagrion flammeum in Aeolagrion is confirmed to be incorrect; comparison with all other described genera of New World Coenagrionidae shows that this species does not belong in any of them. A new genus, Phoenicagrion (type species L. flammeum), is here described to include L. flamm...

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Autor: Von Ellenrieder, Natalia
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/55487
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/55487
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Aeolagrion
Coenagrionidae
Dragonfly
Hylaeonympha
Leptagrion
New Genus
New Species
Odonata
South America
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
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Resumo:The placement of Leptagrion flammeum in Aeolagrion is confirmed to be incorrect; comparison with all other described genera of New World Coenagrionidae shows that this species does not belong in any of them. A new genus, Phoenicagrion (type species L. flammeum), is here described to include L. flammeum and a new species, P. paulsoni (holotype ♂: Peru, Loreto department, Río Napo 50 km above Río Amazonas, 3°12′S, 72°57′W, 22 iii 2004, in UMMZ). A generic characterization, diagnoses, illustrations and distribution maps are provided.