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

Autor(es)

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

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 5068, n. 2, p. 240-246, NOV 16 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 19/26438-9 - Filogenia molecular e classificação do gênero Heteragrion Selys (Odonata: Heteragrionidae)
• Beneficiário: Diogo Silva Vilela
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado