Heteropodagrion

Pérez-Gutiérrez, León A. & Montes-Fontalvo, Jenilee M., 2011, Heteropodagrion croizati sp. nov. (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae) with a key to the known species of the genus, Zootaxa 2810, pp. 63-68 : 68

Key to species of Heteropodagrion and Mesagrion

1. RP 3 arising before subnodus ( Fig. 2d ), with supplementary sectors between IR1and RP 2, IR2 and RP 2, and IR2 and RP 3–4; females without excisions on prothoracic anterior margin......................................................2

1´ RP 3 (at least in Fw) arising at or little beyond subnodus, without supplementary sectors between IR2 and RP 2 ( Fig. 3 a, b); females with excisions on prothoracic anterior margin ( Fig. 3 c).............................. Mesagrion leucorrhinum

2. Paraproct less than 0.25 length of cercus; apical segment of genital ligula armed with a long flagellum with screw-like tip ( Fig. 3 f); female with basal and distal dark rings on all abdominal segments; distribution: Panamá and western Cordillera ( Colombia), Ecuador................................................. Heteropodagrion superbum / sanguinipes complex

2´Paraproct longer than cercus ( Fig. 2f, g ); apical segment of genital ligula bilobulate, trumpet-shaped, and with laterally expanding distal lobes surpassing middle region of ligula in lateral view ( Fig. 2i, h ); female with basal pale rings on all abdominal segments; distribution: Putumayo Dept., Colombia and possibly Ecuador................. Heteropodagrion croizati

Figures

FIGURE 3. Mesagrion leucorrhinum (a) male forewing, COLOMBIA: Cundinamarca Dept, Guayabetal, alt. 1270 m, 1 Ƥ, 10 - XII- 2007, L. A. Pérez, deposited at UARC, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia (b) male hindwing same specimen (c) female prothorax, same data but 15 - VI- 2010 (d) genital ligula in frontal view, same data but 15 - VI- 2010; Heteropodagrion superbum (e) genital ligula in lateral view Risaralda Deparment. Tatamá, PNN [National Park] alt. 2000 m, 15 vii 2010, deposited UARC, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia (f) genital ligula, in frontal view same data.

FIGURE 2 a – e. Heteropodagrion croizati (a) male holotype, head in dorsal view; (b) male holotype prothorax in dorsal view; (c) male holotype, pterothorax in lateral view; (d) male holotype, fore wing; (e) hind wing, male holotype.

FIGURE 2 f – k. Heteropodagrion croizati (f) distal portion of abdomen, male holotype, dorsal view; (g) distal portion of abdomen, holotype; lateral view; (h) genital ligula, holotype, frontal view; (i) genital ligula, holotype, lateral view; (j) distal portion of abdomen, female allotype, lateral view; (k) distal portion of abdomen, female allotype, ventral view.