Synopsis of Epipleoneura (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae, “ Protoneuridae ”), with emphasis on its Brazilian species
Author
Pessacq, Pablo
text
Zootaxa
2014
3872
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201
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3872.3.1
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Epipleoneura
Williamson, 1915
Epipleoneura
Williamson, 1915
: 616
–620, 632–636 (new genus, generic definition based on venational characters.
Type
species:
Epipleoneura lamina
Williamson, 1915
, by original designation).
Rácenis 1960
: 25–27 (history of the genus, list of species, discussion of conflictive species).
Donnelly 1998
: 115–116 (first record of the genus for
Argentina
).
Pessacq 2008
: 521, 523 (phylogenetic analysis of
Protoneuridae
,
Epipleoneura
recovered as monophyletic taxon, generic diagnosis and synapomorphies).
Von Ellenrieder & Garrison 2008
: 7, 28 (modification of key to genus from
Pessacq 2008
after transferring a species to new genus
Drepanoneura
).
Garrison
et al.
2010
: 342, 347, 352 (inclusion of genus in keys to males and females, generic characterization).
Diagnosis
. Male and female epiproct strongly developed, approximately a quarter the length of cercus or more in male, distinctly longer than wide in female, and segment 3 of genital ligula with postero-lateral projections, are unique of this genus. Also diagnostic is the combination of an angled frons; rounded postocular lobes; female posterior lobe of pronotum usually not smoothly convex and/or mesanepisternal plates modified; hind femur relatively long, reaching or surpassing anterior margin of S1 when folded against sterna; CuP&AA' absent; antenodal space 1 less than twice the length of 2; internal fold of genital ligula absent; paraproct well developed, not longer than S10 (
Pessacq 2008
;
Garrison
et al.
2010
).