Phoenicagrion gen. nov. for Leptagrion flammeum, with description of a new species, P. paulsoni, from Peru (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

Natalia von Ellenriedera

  1. Instituto de Bio y Geo Ciencias (IBiGeo), Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Salta, Argentina

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 81-93, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2008.9748314
Published: 1 April 2008 (Received: 9 December 2007, Accepted: 14 December 2007)

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Odonata, dragonfly, Coenagrionidae, Leptagrion, Aeolagrion, Hylaeonympha, new genus, new species, South America

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