Abstract
A new species of the genus Neostrengeria Pretzmann, 1965, is described. The genus is endemic to Colombia and is distributed on the slopes and high plains of the Eastern Andes at elevations of 470 to 3000 m. The new species is distinguished from its congeners primarily by the morphology of the first male gonopod: shape of the mesial, lateral and accessory lobes, outline of the apex and the meso-caudal projection of the spermatic channel. The new species raises to 24 the number of species included in Neostrengeria.References
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