Cordulegaster virginiae sp. nov. from Mexico, including a comparison with C. diadema Selys, 1868, and a redescription of its larva (Odonata: Cordulegastridae)

Rodolfo Novelo-gutiÉrrez

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4394.3.3

Cordulegaster virginiae sp. nov. from Mexico, including a comparison with C. diadema Selys, 1868, and a redescription of its larva (Odonata: Cordulegastridae)

Zootaxa. 2018 Mar 14;4394(3):371-382. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.3.3.

Author

Rodolfo Novelo-gutiÉrrez¹

Affiliation

¹ Instituto de Ecología A.C. Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática. Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, 91070 Xalapa, Veracruz, MEXICO.. rodolfo.novelo@inecol.mx.

PMID: 29690358
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.3.3

Abstract

Cordulegaster virginiae sp. nov. is described based on eight adults (7 males, 1 female) collected in cloud forest in municipalities of Banderilla and Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. The new species is compared with adults of C. diadema Selys, 1868. All the structural differences between both species are located on the abdomen. Cordulegaster godmani McLachlan, 1876 is considered a junior synonym of C. diadema. The larva of C. diadema is redescribed and illustrated in detail based on reared material.

Keywords: Odonata, Anisoptera, dragonfly, description, new synonymy, Mexico, Central America.

MeSH terms

Animal Structures
Animals
Body Size
Female
Larva
Male
Mexico
Odonata*