Leptagrion jeromei (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) spec. nov. from Brazil, with notes on L. andromache Hagen in Selys, 1876

Author(s)

Vilela, Diogo Silva ^[1] ; Junior, Manoel Daltro Nunes Garcia ^[2] ; Furieri, Karina S. ^[3] ; Lencioni, Frederico A. A. ^[4]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias & Letras Assis, Dept Ciencias Biol, Lab Biol Aquat, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Amapa, Programa Posgrad Biodiversidade Trop, Macapa, AP - Brazil

^[3] UFES, CEUNES, Dept Ciencias Agr & Biol, Lab Ensino Zool, BR 101 Norte, Km 60, BR-29932540 Sao Mateus, ES - Brazil

^[4] Rua Anibal 216, BR-12310780 Jacarei, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 5068, n. 2, p. 240-246, NOV 16 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

A new species of Leptagrion Selys, 1876 is described and named in honor to Dr. Jerome Constant: Leptagrion jeromei (Holotype: Brazil: Bahia, Jussari, RPPN Serra do Teimoso, Jequitiba tree (Cariniana legalis (Mart.) Kuntze, 1898) at 32 m, 10.v.2005, K.S. Furieri leg and deposited in FAAL). This species was confused for a long time with L. andromache Hagen in Selys, 1876 its closest congener. Diagnostic illustrations of L. andromache (lectotype and specimens collected at Amapa-Brazil) and L. jeromei spec. nov. are presented. We also present the northernmost record for L. andromache in Amapa state, Northern Brazil. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 19/26438-9 - Molecular phylogeny and classification of the genus Heteragrion Selys (Odonata: Heteragrionidae)
• Grantee: Diogo Silva Vilela
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral