Seven new species of Telebasis from Brazil (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) Author Angelo B. M. Machado text Zootaxa 2010 2384 53 64 journal article 37556 10.5281/zenodo.200433 b2cc9b52-e69a-4bbc-acca-545ac0d1f21d 1175-5326 200433 Telebasis pallida sp. nov. Figures 17 , 26 Etymology: From latin pallida , pale, an allusion to the entirely pale color of the species. Type specimen. Holotype ♂ , BRAZIL , Mato Grosso State, Xavantina, 14° 40'S , 52° 21' W , 311m , xii- 1962 , M. Alvarenga and A. Oliveira leg, deposited in ABMM . Description. Male holotype . Head. Labium, genae, base of mandibles and border of labrum whitish yellow, remainder of labrum, and face yellow; upper part of head including antennifer and scape light brown; rear of head yellowish white. Thorax. Prothorax and mesopleuron light brown, metapleuron whitish yellow; an elongated dark brown spot at upper part of humeral and interpleural sutures continuing as a line along humeral suture; middorsal carina light brown flanked by a very narrow dark brown stripe. Legs whitish yellow, wings hyaline. Px in FW8, in HW 7. R3 arising near Px 5 in FW, Px 4 in HW; anal vein separating from wing margin at CuP in FW and slightly proximal to it in HW; pterostigma brown surmounting one cell. Abdomen. S1 yellowish; S2 dorsally orange, laterally yellow; S3-7 missing, S8–10 reddish orange. Appendages brownish orange. Structural characters. Hind prothoracic lobe smoothly rounded. Cercus in lateral view ( Fig. 17 ) half as long as S10, subequal to paraproct, with a disto-ventral tooth. In medio-dorsal view ( Fig. 26 ) with a ventroapical tooth. Paraproct with a dorsal concavity and blunt tip ( Figs. 17 , 26 ). Penis missing. Dimensions. Abdomen (measured before S3–S7 accidentally lost) 22.3; HW 14.2 Female. Unknown. Remarks. This species, like T. lenkoi , T. pareci and T. racenisi is notable for complete absence of dark markings on the thorax. Keys to M-5 , couplet 2,' in Garrison (2009) from which the following couplet can be inserted: 2.5. Mesepisternum lacking black stripe, Brazil , Mato Grosso State................................................................... T. pallida 2.5´. Mesepisternal median black stripe well-developed..................................................................................................... 3