Kalocora, a junior synonym of Cora (Odonata: Polythoridae)

Rosser W. Garrisona

  1. Plant Pest Diagnostics, California Department of Food & Agriculture, Sacramento, USA

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 10, Issue 2, Pages 185-188, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2007.9748298
Published: 1 October 2007 (Received: 2 August 2007, Accepted: 20 August 2007)

Abstract

Supplementary specimens of the monotypic genus Kalocora show that diagnostic characters employed by Kennedy, based on the original description of Cora aurea are too variable, and therefore Kalocora is here relegated to synonymy under Cora.

Keywords: Odonata, dragonfly, taxonomy, Kalocora, Cora aurea, synonymy, South America

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