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Issue: Vol. 2517 No. 1: 24 Jun. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.5
Page range: 44–52
Abstract views: 84
PDF downloaded: 1

Four new species of Phoenicagrion von Ellenrieder, 2008 from Brazil (Odonata, Coenagrionidae)

Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Caixa Postal 486, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Odonata Coenagrionidae Phoenicagrion Taxonomy Brazil

Abstract

Four new species of Phoenicagrion von Ellenrieder, 2008, P.flavescens, P. ibseni, P. karaja, and P. megalobos are described and illustrated. A key is provided for the six species of the genus.

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