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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| 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 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
| 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. |
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