A new species of Dimeragrion Calvert, 1913 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Heteragrionidae) from Northwestern Brazil

Author(s)

Mendoza-Penagos, Cristian Camilo ; Goncalves, Myckey Kenzy E. Silva ; Vilela, Diogo Silva

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 5318, n. 3, p. 10-pg., 2023-07-20.

Abstract

Dimeragrion Calvert, 1913 is a genus with five species, restricted to the Pantepui region. Here, we describe Dimeragrion baniwa sp. nov. (Holotype. male (LABECO, N degrees 12276), BRAZIL, Amazonas, Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, (0.017, -66.891, 81 m a.s.l.), first-order stream inside Terra Firme Forest, in lateral swamps: 29.xi.2021, C. C. Mendoza-Penagos & M. Goncalves, leg.), the sixth species of the genus from 13 males and 3 females collected in the municipality of Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira in the Brazilian Amazon, located at the southern extreme of the Pantepui region. Additionally, we provide photographs of the diagnostic characters of the male and female, photographs of live specimens as well as information on their biology. Finally, identification keys are provided, as well as a distribution map of the species of the genus. (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