Argia koroivarum, Vilela & Guillermo-Ferreira & Koroiva, 2023

Vilela, Diogo Silva, Guillermo-Ferreira, Rhainer & Koroiva, Ricardo, 2023, Argia koroivarum sp. nov. (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) from Minas Gerais state Southeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 5296 (1), pp. 58-66 : 59

Argia koroivarum sp. nov. Vilela

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Argia sp. : Vilela et al. 2019b: 592 (♂ and ♀ mentioned in the Habitat and Ecology section as a species sympatric with Heteragrion denisye Vilela, Koroiva & Guillermo-Ferreira, 2019 ).

Holotype. ♂ BRAZIL, Minas Gerais state, São Roque de Minas, Parque Nacional Serra da Canastra , 9.iv.2019, (- 20.2323, -46.6084, 1306m asl), D.S. Vilela, R. Guillermo, R. Koroiva leg., LESTES.

Paratypes. 1♂ BRAZIL, Minas Gerais state, Uberlândia, Fazenda Experimental do Glória ( Universidade Federal de Uberlândia ), ix.2019, (-18.9546, -48.2063, 860m asl), H. Venâncio leg., RWG; 1♀ same data as holotype (in tandem) .

Etymology. Named koroivarum after Osamu Koroiva and Takeko Kuroiwa (in memorian, 1917–2017), nature lovers especially of odonates and beloved family members of the last author.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Argia koroivarum sp. nov., lateral habitus of: (a) J holotype; (b) J paratype; (c) ♀ paratype.

FIGURE 2. Argia koroivarum sp. nov.: J genital ligula in lateral (a–b) and ental (c) views.

FIGURE 3. Argia koroivarum sp. nov.: ♀ mesostigmal plate in (a) dorsal and (b) anterior views.

FIGURE 4. Argia koroivarum sp. nov, J anal appendages in: (a) dorsal view; (b) lateral view; (c) mediodorsal view.