Argiagrion leoninum, known only from the female holotype alleged to be West African, is shown to be a junior synonym of the Brazilian species Leptagrion macrurum. Moroagrion danielli, known only from the male holotype thought to be from the Philippines, is a junior synonym of the European Pyrrhosoma nymphula. Argiagrion and Moroagrion were both monotypic…
A new species, Leptagrion cyanostigma sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on 1 ♂ and 1 ♀ collected in the State of Bahia, Brazil. The species is generically unique by having a blue pterostigma with a black center. A survey of other Zygoptera possessing blue pterostigmata is carried out.
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…