Description of the female of Leptagrion itabaiana Vilela, Lencioni & Santos, 2021 (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) from Serra of Itabaiana National Park, Northeastern Brazil

Zootaxa. 2024 Apr 22;5443(2):273-280. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5443.2.9.

Abstract

The unknown female, Leptagrion itabaiana Vilela, Lencioni & Santos, 2021 was described, illustrated, and diagnosed based on two specimens collected in the Serra of Itabaiana National Park (♀, Brazil, Sergipe, Areia Branca, Serra of Itabaiana National Park, -10.7484, -37.3390, 221 m, 24.v.2023, A. B. S. Farias leg., UFS). Leptagrion itabaiana female can be separated from their congeners by the following characteristic combinations: shape of the prothoracic hind lobe, body size, and ovipositor valves size.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution*
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size*
  • Brazil
  • Ecosystem
  • Female
  • Male
  • Odonata* / anatomy & histology
  • Odonata* / classification
  • Organ Size
  • Parks, Recreational