Heteragrion tatama Bota-Sierra & Novelo-Gutiérrez, 2017

Vilela, Diogo Silva, Lencioni, Frederico A. A., Bota-Sierra, Cornelio A., Ware, Jessica L. & Bispo, Pitágoras C., 2023, Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Heteragrion Selys, 1862 (Zygoptera: Heteragrionidae): male morphology, new species and illustrated key, Zootaxa 5356 (1), pp. 1-96 : 84-85

Heteragrion tatama Bota-Sierra & Novelo-Gutiérrez, 2017

( Figs. 62a–e )

[Key locator: Key to Group B species, couplet 13’] Heteragrion tatama: Bota-Sierra & Novelo-Gutiérrez 2017: 555–556 , 567–570 (key to species, ♁ in couplet 3’, ♀ in couplet 2’; description and diagnosis of ♁ and ♀; comparison with H. aequatoriale and other congeners; figs. 2, 3o –p, 4e–f, p, 5d, 6e–g, 9a–b, f);— Stand-Pérez et al. 2019: 92–93 (key to species, ♁ in couplet 4, ♀ in couplet 2’; figs. 6g –h, 11d–f, 16a–c, 20).

Material examined. 1♁ (HOLOTYPE) COLOMBIA, Risaralda Department, Tatamá National Park, Pueblo Rico Municipality, Monte Bello Township , Minas de Cuarzo stream, 22.vii.2016, (5.2286, -76.0980, 1480m asl), C. Bota, F. García & J. Sandoval leg., CEUA ; 4♁♁ (PARATYPES) Stream at Taibá’s river canyon, 16.iv.2014, (5.2163, -76.0883, 1660m asl), C. Bota leg., CEUA ; 5♁♁ Minas de Cuarzo stream, 15.ix.2014, (5.2286, -76.0980, 1480m asl), C. Bota, C. Flórez & M. Loaíza leg., CEUA ; 4♁♁ Stream at Taibá’s river canyon, 16.ix.2014, (5.2163, -76.0883, 1660m asl), C. Bota, C. Flórez & M. Loaíza leg., CEUA ; 3♁♁ Taibá’s river canyon, 2.ii.2015, (5.2163, -76.0883, 1660m asl), C. Bota leg., CEUA ; 6♁♁ Taibá’s river canyon, 24.iii.2015, (5.2163, -76.0883, 1660m asl), C. Bota leg., CEUA ; 2♁♁ Taibá’s river canyon, 30.v.2015, (5.2163, -76.0883, 1660m asl), C. Bota leg., CEUA ; 1♁ Minas de Cuarzo stream, 24.vi.2016, (5.2286, -76.0980, 1480m asl), C. Bota, A. Orejuela & D. Ayala leg., CEUA ; 1♁ Minas de Cuarzo stream, 13.vii.2016, (5.2286, -76.0980, 1480m asl), C. Bota, A. Orejuela, F. García & D. Ayala leg., CEUA ; 1♁ La Escuela stream, 27.vii.2016, (5.2271, 76.0823, 1385m asl), C. Bota & J. Sandoval leg., CEUA ; 1♁ Taibá’s river canyon, 8.viii.2016, (5.2163, 76.0883, 1660m asl), C. Bota, N. Uribe & J. Sandoval leg., CEUA ; 2♁♁ Path to Río Bravo , 9.viii.2016, (1500m asl), C. Bota, N. Uribe & J. Sandoval leg., CEUA ; 3♁♁ Stream at Taibá’s river canyon, 16.viii.2016, (5.2163, 76.0883, 1660m asl), C. Bota & J. Sandoval leg., CEUA .

Known distribution. Western Colombian Andes.

Diagnosis and remarks. The following character combination distinguishes this species from the remainder of Group B species: BP subequal in length to AP ( Figs. 62c–d ); MP the shortest; ridge above ML bearing strong teeth on a nearly straight line ( Fig. 62c ); ML bearing small teeth on a single row, reaching its apex ( Figs. 62c–d ); ML apex with a small cleft ( Fig. 62c ).

Figures

FIGURE 62. Heteragrion tatama: (a) anterior view of head; (b) lateral view of pterothorax; (c–d) mediodorsal view of anal appendages; (e) dorsal view of anal appendages. MP: medial portion; ML: medial lobe.