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Revealing the Odonatofauna of Northeastern Brazil: new Heteragrion Selys, 1862 (Odonata: Heteragrionidae) species from Bahia state

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Author(s):
Vilela, Diogo Silva ; Rodrigues, Marciel Elio ; Lencioni, Frederico A. A.
Total Authors: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Zootaxa; v. 5178, n. 5, p. 8-pg., 2022-08-30.
Abstract

Heteragrion roquei sp. nov. (Brazil, Bahia state, Municipality of Una, Fazenda Aramna, (-15.3146, -39.1621), 40 m, 19.ix.2019, M.E. Rodrigues leg., UESC) is described based on two males recently collected in Bahia state, Brazil. The new species is illustrated, diagnosed and compared with morphologically close congeners, being separated from them mainly by cercus characters, such as the medial portion and both ventrobasal / dorsobasal expansions. (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