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Issue: Vol. 1842 No. 1: 4 Aug. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-08-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1842.1.1
Page range: 1–34
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Drepanoneura gen. nov. for Epipleoneura letitia and Protoneura peruviensis, with descriptions of eight new Protoneuridae from South America (Odonata: Protoneuridae)

Instituto de Bio y Geo Ciencias (IBiGeo), Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Mendoza 2, 4400 Salta, Argentina
Plant Pest Diagnostic Branch, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832-1448, United States of America
Odonata Zygoptera Protoneuridae Epipleoneura Epipotoneura Protoneura new genus new species South America

Abstract

A new genus, Drepanoneura (type species Drepanoneura loutoni sp. nov.), is described to include Epipleoneura letitia Donnelly, Protoneura peruviensis Fraser, and six new congeneric species from South America: D. donnellyi, D. flinti, D. janirae, D. loutoni, D. muzoni, and D. tennesseni. Drepanoneura is similar to Epipleoneura and Epipotoneura in venational characters, but differs from them in morphology of male cercus, genital ligula, female pronotum, and epiproct. A new species of Epipleoneura from Venezuela, E. demarmelsi, and a new species of Epipotoneura from Brazil, E. machadoi, are described, and diagnostic illustrations for the poorly known Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson are also presented. A generic characterization, diagnoses, and keys for species of Drepanoneura are provided, as well as diagnostic illustrations and distribution maps for all involved species.

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