Paracercion hieroglyphicum (Brauer, 1865)

Yu, Xin & Bu, Wenjun, 2011, Chinese damselflies of the genus Coenagrion (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae), Zootaxa 2808, pp. 31-40 : 39

Paracercion hieroglyphicum (Brauer, 1865)

Coenagrion chusanicum Navás, 1933: 4 . syn. nov.

Remarks. The holotype specimen of C. chusanicum has its synthoracic black stripe along second lateral suture ( Fig. 31 ) paler inwards and its cercus is longer than its paraproct ( Figs 32–33 ), which are the typical characters for Paracercion rather than Coenagrion . The structure of the caudal appendages of C. chusanicum are identical to P. hieroglyphicum . Accordingly, we treat C. chusanicum as a junior synonym of P. hieroglyphicum .

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 33. male genital ligula: (12) C. aculeatum, lateral; (13) C. aculeatum, ventral; (14) C. ecornutum, lateral; (15) C. ecornutum, ventral; (16) C. glaciale; (17) C. hastulatum, lateral; (18) C. hastulatum, ventral; (19) C. holdereri, lateral; (20) C. holdereri, ventral; (21) C. hylas, lateral; (22) C. hylas, ventral; (23) C. johanssoni, lateral; (24) C. johanssoni, ventral; (25) C. lanceolatum, lateral; (26) C. lanceolatum, ventral; (27) C. lunulatum, lateral; (28) C. lunulatum, ventral; (29) C. tengchongensis, ventral; (30) C. tengchongensis, lateral. 31 – 33. holotype specimen of C. chusanicum: (31) thorax; (32) caudal appendages; (33) end of abdomen.