Archilestes chocoanus Pérez-Gutiérrez, 2012

Mendoza-Penagos, Cristian Camilo, Pérez-Gutiérrez, León A. & Muzón, Javier, 2024, A revision of Lestidae Calvert, 1901 (Odonata: Zygoptera) from Colombia, with the first record of Lestes dichrostigma Calvert, 1909, Zootaxa 5415 (2), pp. 201-240 : 208-217

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scientific name	Archilestes chocoanus Pérez-Gutiérrez, 2012
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Archilestes chocoanus Pérez-Gutiérrez, 2012 View in CoL

Fig. 4A–B View FIGURE 4 (♁ and ♀ head), Fig. 6A–C View FIGURE 6 (♁ pterothorax), Fig. 9A–B View FIGURE 9 (♁ genital ligula), Fig. 10A–B View FIGURE 10 (♁ caudal appendages), Fig. 12A–C View FIGURE 12 (♀ pterothorax), Fig. 14A View FIGURE 14 (♀ ovipositor), Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 (distribution), Fig. 19 View FIGURE 19 (♁, field photo).

Etymology: chocoanus : in honor of the Pluvial Forest Pacific Chocoan rain forest.

Type locality: Salero , Chocó, Colombia .

Distribution: Colombia (Chocó, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca).

Female described: Yes Larva described: No

Altitudinal range: 129–429 m IUCN status: DD— Tennessen et al. (2016)

Records in previous references: Pérez-Gutiérrez (2012), Bota-Sierra et al. (2019)

Material examined: (10♁♁, 1♀). Colombia, Chocó, Salero , 5.3666N, 76.6533W, 129 m, 10-10-2005, L. Pérez, J. Montes-Fontalvo leg., 3♁♁ (holotype ( UARC 10665 ), GoogleMaps paratypes (1064 1062 )) GoogleMaps ; as the previous but, 1♀, 13-10-2005 (allotype ( UARC 1062 )) GoogleMaps ; Valle del Cauca, Buenaventura, PNN Farallones de Cali , 3.602N, 76.881W, 424 m, 01-05-2017, J. Sandoval leg., 3♁♁ ( CEUA 100030 , 100031 , 100032 ) GoogleMaps ; Chocó, Tadó, río Guarato , 5.358N, 76.203W, 330 m, 22-11-2018, C. Bota, B. Cárdenas & S. Bustamante leg., 2♁♁ ( CEUA 113435 ) GoogleMaps ; Risaralda, Pueblo Rico , Santa Cecilia , 5.328N, 76.148W, 420 m, 08-10-2018, C. Bota leg., 1♁ ( CEUA 113472 ) GoogleMaps ; Valle del Cauca, Dagua , 3.6077N, 76.8891W, 18-09-2019, M. Sánchez, E. Realpe leg., 1♁ ( ANDES-E 28463 ) GoogleMaps .

Morphological characteristics: male and female mostly green with metallic luster ( Figs. 4A–B View FIGURE 4 , 6A–C View FIGURE 6 , 12A– C View FIGURE 12 , 19 View FIGURE 19 ), except labrum, clypeus, and mandibles pale green ( Fig. 4A, B View FIGURE 4 ), metepisternum, metepimerum, and pectum yellow ( Fig. 6A–C View FIGURE 6 ). Genital ligula ovoid, internal fold width more than 1/3 of S2, divided ( Fig. 9A View FIGURE 9 ), exceeding anterior fold of S2 ( Fig. 9B View FIGURE 9 ). Male cerci long and prominent, with a strong basal tooth, edge of medial portion convex with a row of small denticles, primary curvature type I ( Fig. 10A View FIGURE 10 ) and secondary curvature type I ( Fig. 10B View FIGURE 10 ). Paraprocts barely developed, almost vestigial, without apophyses ( Fig. 10B View FIGURE 10 ). Lateral valves of the ovipositor with a row of small, barely perceptible denticles, basal plate with posterior and ventral margins split ( Fig. 14A View FIGURE 14 ).

Remarks: This species is endemic to Colombia and recorded in a few localities at the departments of Chocó ( Pérez-Gutiérrez 2012), Risaralda in the Tatamá National Park buffer area and Valle del Cauca (Anchicayá area, PNN Farallones de Cali) ( Bota-Sierra et al. 2019). According to the IUCN it is classified as DD ( Tennessen et al. 2016), however, it has been found in mining and deforested areas, so it is probably under some degree of direct threat in part of its range ( Pérez-Gutiérrez 2012).