Philogenia realpei sp. nov. (Zygoptera: Philogeniidae), a new damselfly species from Colombia

Useful biometric variables in Iberian exuviae of Boyeria irene (Fonscolombe, 1838) (Odonata: Aeshnidae) 00

Luisa Nunesa, Patricia Casanuevab ✉️, Tomás Santamaríac, María Á. Hernándezd, Francisco Camposb

  1. Escola Superior Agrária de Castelo Branco (ESA-IPCB/CEABN-INBIO), Qta. Sra. Mércules, 6000 Castelo Branco, Portugal
  2. Departamento de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes, 47012 Valladolid, Spain
  3. Universidad Católica de Ávila, Calle Canteros s/n, 05005 Ávila, Spain
  4. Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Navarra, 31080 Pamplona, Spain

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 24, Pages 158-168, 2021

https://doi.org/10.23797/2159-6719_24_12

Published: 7 July 2021 (Received: 5 November 2020, Accepted: 8 February 2021)

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Abstract

In species of similar shape and size, biometric analyses make it possible to establish differences. Within one species, biometrics can help researchers to detect differences between populations and analyze their adaptations to environmental conditions. Until now little was known about the biometrics of the Iberian populations of Boyeria irene (Odonata: Aeshnidae), a large species living mainly in southern Europe. Eight biometric variables were studied in male and female exuviae of B. irene collected in three rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, with the objective of ascertaining which are the most suitable populations of this species to study. An analysis of principal components (PCA) shows that lengths of the epiproct, paraproct and prementum are the most influential in each of the three populations. The other variables (head width, body length, length of the gonapophyses, maximum and minimum width of the prementum) proved not to be relevant in this context.

Keywords: biometrics, dragonflies, Portugal, rivers, Spain

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