Revision of the subgenus Marmaraeschna (Odonata: Aeshnidae)

Javier Muzóna, Natalia von Ellenriedera

  1. CONICET – Instituto de Limnología Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet, La Plata, Argentina

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 135-166, 2001
https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2001.9748167
Published: 1 October 201 (Received: 26 June 2000, Accepted: 2 April 2001)

Abstract

This revision of the subgenus Marmaraeschna includes the description of three new species: Aeshna (M.) fissifrons, A. (M.) obscura and A. (M.) brevicercia, as well as redescriptions of the previously known species, including the first description of the male of A. (M.) pallipes, a key for males and females and an updated distribution for each species. Useful characters are the presence or absence of black stripes over frontoclypeal and fronto-ocular grooves, T-spot shape, abdominal colour pattern, ventral terga contour and cerci shape.

Keywords: Odonata, dragonfly, Aeshna, Marmaraeschna, Neotropics

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