Taxonomy of the South American genus Phyllopetalia (Odonata: Austropetaliidae)

Taxonomy of the South American genus Phyllopetalia (Odonata: Austropetaliidae) 00

Natalia von Ellenriedera

  1. Museo de Ciencias Naturales , Universidad Nacional de Salta, Salta, Argentina

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 311-352, 2005

https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2005.9748258

Published: 1 October 2005 (Received: 23 October 2004, Accepted: 19 April 2005)

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Abstract

This synopsis of adult Phyllopetalia includes the synonymy of four genera (Phyllopetalia senior subjective synonym of Rheopetalia, Odontopetalia, Eurypetalia and Ophiopetalia), four species and one subspecies (P. apicalis senior subjective synonym of Rheopetalia rex and R. apicalis decorata, and P. pudu senior subjective synonym of Ophiopetalia araucana, O. auregaster and O. Diana). P. excrescens and P. altarensis are redescribed, and a neotype is designated for the latter. Keys to adults, illustrations of all diagnostic characters, and distribution maps of all species are provided.

Keywords: Odonata, dragonfly, Austropetaliidae, Phyllopetalia, synonymies, diagnostic keys, South America

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