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| Heteragrion lencionii Vilela, Farias & Santos. 2021 (d-e) Heteragrion aurantiacum Selys, 1862 from São Paulo, Brazil |
Abstract
The Neotropical genus Heteragrion Selys, 1862 is one of the most speciose among Zygoptera. Notwithstanding, most of its species are poorly known, especially those from undersampled areas such as Northeastern Brazil. Here, we describe Heteragrion lencionii sp. nov., from protected areas of Sergipe state (Holotype ♂, Brazil, Sergipe, Areia Branca, Serra de Itabaiana National Park, -10.7484, -37.3390, 179 m, 7.xii.2020, A.B. Farias & A.E. dos Santos leg., in UFS). This is only the second Heteragrion species discovered as new for the Northeastern region of Brazil, separated from other congeners by cercus morphology and thoracic coloration pattern.
Keywords: Odonata, Damselfly, Neotropical, New species, Sergipe state, Atlantic Forest
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| Heteragrion lencionii sp. nov. from Sergipe, Brazil, male holotype: (a) lateral view of habitus, (b) dorsal view of head, (c) dorsal view of thorax; Heteragrion aurantiacum Selys, 1862 from São Paulo, Brazil: (d) dorsal view of head, (e) dorsal view of thorax. |
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| Habitats of Heteragrion lencionii sp. nov.: (a) type locality at the Serra de Itabaiana National Park, (b-c) Mata do Junco Wildlife Refuge, (d) Federal Institute of Sergipe/São Cristóvão. |
Heteragrion lencionii sp. nov.
Diogo Silva Vilela, Antonio Bruno Silva Farias and Jean Carlos Santos. 2021. Heteragrion lencionii (Odonata: Heteragrionidae) sp. nov. from Serra de Itabaiana National Park, Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa. 4966(4); 476-482. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4966.4.6
