Lestes jerrelli Tennessen, 1997

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 : 232-233

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.1
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scientific name	Lestes jerrelli Tennessen, 1997
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Lestes jerrelli Tennessen, 1997 View in CoL

Fig. 5H View FIGURE 5 (♁ head), Fig. 8D–F View FIGURE 8 (♁ pterothorax), Fig.11K–L View FIGURE 11 (♁ caudal appendages), Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 (distribution), Fig. 25 View FIGURE 25 (♁ and ♀ couple in tandem field photo).

Etymology: Named after Jarrel J. Diagle.

Type locality: Napo, Ecuador .

Distribution: Bolivia, Colombia (Meta), Ecuador, Peru.

Female described: No Larva described: No

Altitudinal range: 232 m IUCN status: LC—Sandoval et al. (2021)

Records in previous references: Bota-Sierra (2014a)

Material examined: (1♁). Colombia, Meta, San Martin, reserva Rey Zamuro , 3.5551, 73.3510, 250 m, 08-06- 2014, C. Moreno leg., 1♁ ( CEUA 81489 ) GoogleMaps .

Morphological characteristics: head mostly dark brown except for labrum, clypeus, mandibles and two pale blue spots on posterior margin ( Fig. 5H View FIGURE 5 ). Pterothorax dorsally pale blue, laterally yellowish, except a black antehumeral stripe iridescent, mesepimeral black stripe extending from mesinfraepisternum to mesopleural fossa and a black dot on second thoracic spiracle ( Fig. 8D–E View FIGURE 8 ); pectum yellowish, except for two black subtriangular spots on metepimeron and metapostepimeron ( Fig. 8E–F View FIGURE 8 ). Cerci with an acute basal tooth, projected distally at 45°; edge of medial portion convex, with a row of denticles; primary curvature type III, apex excavated ( Fig. 11K View FIGURE 11 ); secondary curvature type II. Paraprocts well-developed, almost 2/3 of cerci length, apices excavated ( Fig. 11L View FIGURE 11 ).

Remarks: This rare species is known from a few localities from southern Bolivia to the eastern foothills of the Andes in the Colombian Orinoco region ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 ) ( Tennessen 1997; Bota-Sierra et al. 2014a). Regarding Colombian Lestes , this species resembles L. forficula by the morphology of the caudal appendages, however, L. jerrelli has cerci and paraproct tips concave.