A new species of Ischnura (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) from high altitude eastern Andes, of Colombia

Ischnura mahechai sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on specimens collected at the Eastern Andean mountain range of Colômbia. The species is close to Ischnura cruzi De Marmels, 1987 but differs from it by the structure of male anal appendages and female hind prothoracic lobe. The specimens...

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Published inZoologia (Curitiba, Brazil) Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 598 - 600
Main Author Machado, Angelo B. M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Curitiba Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 01.12.2012
Subjects
altitudinal record
Andes
damselflies
Entomology
Insects
Taxonomy
ZOOLOGY
Andes
altitudinal record
damselflies
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Summary:Ischnura mahechai sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on specimens collected at the Eastern Andean mountain range of Colômbia. The species is close to Ischnura cruzi De Marmels, 1987 but differs from it by the structure of male anal appendages and female hind prothoracic lobe. The specimens were collected on a small Andine lake at 3,600 m, the 4th altitudinal record for a resident odonate. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1984-4689
1984-4670
1984-4689
DOI:10.1590/S1984-46702012000600011