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<figureCitation id="13732A7E660BFF85D7A8FA05E29EF9EF" box="[151,250,1532,1557]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="86.[151,249,1666,1688]" captionTargetBox="[166,1429,206,1628]" captionTargetId="figure-249@86.[151,1436,195,1641]" captionTargetPageId="86" captionText="FIGURE 1. Head, dorsal view. (a) i. M. amazonica, male lectotype; (a) ii. M. amazonica, female paralectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, male, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, male, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (b) iii. M. bicornis, female, Surinam, Commewetane; (c) i. M. bovilla, male, Costa Rica, La Selva; (c) ii. M. bovilla, female, same data; (d) i. M. brevicauda, male holotype; (d) ii. M. brevicauda, female paratype, Peru, Tingo María; (e) i. M. brysonima, male, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii. M. brysonima, female, paratype of M. incisula, same data; (e) iii. M. brysonima, female, holotype of M. weibezahni; (e) iv. M. brysonima, female, holotype of M. tetragena; (f) i. M. diceras, male lectotype; (f) ii. M. diceras, male, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, female paralectotype; (f) iv. M. diceras, female, holotype of M. fernandezi; (f) iv. M. diceras, female, Venezuela, no locality; (f) v. M. diceras, female, Brazil, Abuna; (g) i. M. falcifera, male holotype; (g) ii. M. falcifera, female paratype, Peru, Pakitza; (h) i. M. foreli, male, Colombia, Puerto Berrio; (h) ii. M. foreli, male, paratype of M. westfalli, Panama, No. 5 on Standley, 22 vii 1950, FSCA; (h) iii. M. foreli, female, same data." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270554" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270554/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">Figs. 1w</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13732A7E660BFF85D639FA05E348F9EF" box="[262,300,1532,1557]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="90.[151,249,1263,1285]" captionTargetBox="[154,1429,201,1236]" captionTargetId="figure-132@90.[151,1436,193,1242]" captionTargetPageId="90" captionText="FIGURE 3. Pterothorax, dorsal view. (a) i. M. amazonica, male lectotype; (a) ii. M. amazonica, female paralectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, male, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (b) ii. M. bicornis, male, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) iii. M. bicornis, female, Surinam, Moengotapoe; (b) iv. M. bicornis, female, Surinam, Commewetane; (c) i. M. bovilla, male, Costa Rica, La Selva; (c) ii. M. bovilla, female, same data; (d) i. M. brevicauda, male holotype; (d) ii. M. brevicauda, female paratype, Peru, Tingo María; (e) i. M. brysonima, male, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii. M. brysonima, female, paratype of M. incisula, same data." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270564" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270564/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">3w</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13732A7E660BFF85D608FA05E338F9EF" box="[311,348,1532,1557]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="97.[151,249,1176,1198]" captionTargetBox="[160,1419,232,1119]" captionTargetId="figure-114@97.[151,1436,223,1129]" captionTargetPageId="97" captionText="FIGURE 4. Prothorax and anterior portion of pterothorax, dorsal view. (a) i. M. amazonica, male lectotype; (a) ii. M. amazonica, male paralectotype; (a) iii. M. amazonica, female paralectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, male, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, male, Brazil, Paranapuebas; (b) iii. M. bicornis, male, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (b) iv. M. bicornis, male, Guyana, Potaro; (b) v. M. bicornis, male, Trinidad, Cumuto; (b) vi. M. bicornis, female holotype. o.c.: oblique crest; cr.: crest; e-l.: ear-lobe; l-v. p.: latero-ventral projection; p.l.: postero-lateral projection; t.: tubercle." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270580" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270580/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">4w</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13732A7E660BFF85D657FA05E3E9F9EF" box="[360,397,1532,1557]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="116.[151,249,1557,1579]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,214,1519]" captionTargetId="figure-142@116.[151,1436,193,1536]" captionTargetPageId="116" captionText="FIGURE 5. Prothorax and anterior portion of pterothorax, lateral view. (a) i. M. amazonica, male lectotype; (a) ii. M. amazonica, female paralectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, male, Trinidad, Cumuto; (b) ii. M. bicornis, male, Guyana, Potaro; (b) iii. M. bicornis, male, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) iv. M. bicornis, male, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (b) v. M. bicornis, male, Brazil, Paraupebas; (b) vi. M. bicornis, female, Surinam, Langamankondre; (b) vii. M. bicornis, female, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) viii. M. bicornis, female, Surinam, Gansee; (b) ix. M. bicornis, female, Surinam, Commetewane; (b) x. M. bicornis, female, French Guiana, N of Cayenne. c.: c-shaped crest; e-l.: ear-lobe; l-v.p.: latero-ventral margin projection; p.l.: postero-lateral projection; t.: tubercle." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270623" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270623/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">5w</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13732A7E660BFF85D6A6FA05E3DAF9EF" box="[409,446,1532,1557]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="128.[151,249,1756,1778]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,221,1715]" captionTargetId="figure-129@128.[151,1436,193,1735]" captionTargetPageId="128" captionText="FIGURE 8. Genital ligula, lateral view (above) and ventral view (below). (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (c) i. M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (c) ii. M. bovilla, same data; (d) M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) i. M. brysonima, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii. M. brysonima, Peru, Tambopata; (e) iii. M. brysonima, Brazil, Abuna; (f) i. M. diceras, lectotype; (f) ii. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, Peru, Manu. e.f.: ectal fold; pr.: prominent protuberance; s.d.: slight depression; t.: terminal fold." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270657" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270657/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">8w</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13732A7E660BFF85D6F5FA05E38DF9EF" box="[458,489,1532,1557]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="132.[151,249,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,209,1615]" captionTargetId="figure-142@132.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="132" captionText="FIGURE 9. Female S810, lateral view unless indicated otherwise. (a) M. amazonica, paralectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Surinam, Commetewane; (b) ii. M. bicornis, Brazil, Belem; (c) M. bovilla, Costa Rica, Puerto Viejo; (d) M. brevicauda, paratype, Peru, Tingo María; (e) i. M. brysonima, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii. M. brysonima, holotype of M. weibezahni; (e) iii. M. brysonima, holotype of M. tetragena; (f) i. M. diceras, paralectotype; (f) ii. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, Guyana, Kamana; (f) iv. M. diceras, Venezuela; (f) v. M. diceras, Trinidad, N of Sangre Grande; (g) i. M. falcifera, paratype, Peru, Explorers Inn, ventral view on right." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270669" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270669/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">9v</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13732A7E660BFF85D6CAFA05E04CF9EF" box="[501,552,1532,1557]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="136.[151,249,1592,1614]" captionTargetBox="[156,1431,218,1560]" captionTargetId="figure-188@136.[151,1436,193,1571]" captionTargetPageId="136" captionText="FIGURE 10. Male S10, dorsal view. (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Brazil, Paraupebas; (b) ii. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) iii. M. bicornis, Guyana, Kumu River; (b) iv. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (b) v. M. bicornis, Trinidad, E of Valencia; (c) M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (d) i. M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) M. brysonima, Venezuela, Río Baria; (f) i. M. diceras, Brazil, Paraupebas; (f) ii. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, Peru, Pakitza; (f) iv. M. diceras, Peru, Pakitza; (f) v. M. diceras, Trinidad, Cumuto, paratype of M. manicaria; (f) vi. M. diceras, Trinidad, Cumuto, paratype of M. manicaria; (g) M. falcifera, holotype; (h) i. M. foreli, Colombia, Fundación; (h) ii. M. foreli, paratype M. westfalli, Panama, Barro Colorado # 54; (i) i. M. furcifera, holotype; (i) ii. M. furcifera, paratype, Peru, Río Seco. b.t.: bicuspidate tooth; r.: ridge." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270677" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270677/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">10w</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13732A7E660BFF85D50BFA05E002F9EF" box="[564,614,1532,1557]" captionStart="FIGURE 11" captionStartId="139.[151,249,1571,1593]" captionTargetBox="[154,1425,210,1539]" captionTargetId="figure-184@139.[151,1436,193,1550]" captionTargetPageId="139" captionText="FIGURE 11. Male S10, medio-dorsal view. (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, Guyana, Potaro; (b) iii. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (b) iv. M. bicornis, Trinidad, E of Valencia; (c) M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (d) M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) i. M. brysonima, Venezuela, Río Baria; (e) ii. M. brysonima, Peru, Tambopata; (e) iii. M. brysonima, Brazil, Abuna; (f) i. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) ii. M. diceras, Trinidad, Cumuto, paratype of M. manicaria; (f) iii. M. diceras, Trinidad, E of Valencia; (g) M. falcifera, holotype; (h) M. foreli, Colombia, Fundación; (i) i. M. furcifera, paratype, Peru, Río Seco; (i) ii. M. furcifera, paratype, Peru, Río Seco; (j) M. gabrielae, holotype; (k) M. gibbosa, Ecuador, Copales; (l) M. guillermoi, holotype. b.t.: bicuspidate tooth; p-m.p.: postero-medial projection; pr.: prominence; r.: ridge; s.t.: single tooth; te.: teeth." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270685" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270685/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">11w</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13732A7E660BFF85D54DFA05E0C2F9EF" box="[626,678,1532,1557]" captionStart="FIGURE 12" captionStartId="142.[151,249,1595,1617]" captionTargetBox="[157,1428,220,1566]" captionTargetId="figure-172@142.[151,1436,193,1573]" captionTargetPageId="142" captionText="FIGURE 12. Male S10, lateral view. (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (c) M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (d) M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) i M. brysonima, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii M. brysonima, Venezuela, Río Baria; (f) i. M. diceras, Brazil, Paraupebas; (f) ii. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, Peru, Pakitza; (f) iv. M. diceras, Trinidad, Cumuto, paratype of M. manicaria; (g) M. falcifera, holotype; (h) i. M. foreli, Colombia, Fundación; (h) ii. M. foreli, paratype M. westfalli, Panama, Barro Colorado # 54; (i) i. M. furcifera, holotype; (i) ii. M. furcifera, paratype, Peru, Río Seco; (j) M. gabrielae, holotype; (k) M. gibbosa, paratype [FSCA], Ecuador, Copales; (l) M. guillermoi, holotype. sw.: swelling." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270693" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270693/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">12w</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13732A7E660BFF85D58EFA05E0B3F9EF" box="[689,727,1532,1557]" captionStart="FIGURE 13" captionStartId="145.[151,249,1651,1673]" captionTargetBox="[161,1425,206,1619]" captionTargetId="figure-107@145.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="145" captionText="FIGURE 13. Adults of Metaleptobasis. (a) i. M. brysonima, male, Peru, Madre de Dios, Main Trail, Explorer's Inn, 12 vii 2002, by DRP; (a) ii. M. brysonima, female, same data but, 23 vii 2002, by N. Smith; (a) iii. M. brysonima, male, same data but, 30 vii 2002, by DRP; (b) M. diceras, female, Peru, Madre de Dios, Main Trail, Explorer's Inn, 21 vii 2002, by DRP; (c) M. falcifera, male, Peru, Madre de Dios, Katicocha Trail, Explorer's Inn, 9 vii 2002, by DRP. ♀ ♂" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270699" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270699/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">13j</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="B93CEAE9660BFF85D7A8F9BDE37AF9A7" bold="true" box="[151,286,1604,1629]" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">Etymology.</emphasis>
From Latin
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(adjective), meaning 'armed with a crescent shaped shield', referring to the very large semicircular male genital lobe.
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(
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all
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, same data but (
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Description of male
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Labium and rear of head ivory; base of mandible pale bluish yellow with a brown spot; labrum pale brown with yellow free margin and with black line along latero-basal margins; gena pale bluish grey with a brown spot to the side of antefrons; anteclypeus pale bluish grey with a pair of medio-lateral brown spots; postclypeus distal half black, basal half pale brown; antefrons pale bluish grey; postfrons and epicranium black with metallic green reflections and orange pale spots and stripes as depicted in
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Fig. 1w
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; eyes dark brown, in life bright green with a bright orange postero-dorsal area (
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Fig. 13j
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); postocular lobes rounded.
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96608FF86D27BFF6EE7F1FF4A" box="[1348,1429,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Thorax</emphasis>
. Color as described for genus, with mid-dorsal dark stripe on pterothorax black with metallic greenish-blue reflections, wider than inter-laminal sinus, maximum width behind mesanepisternal horns, sides straight, gradually and slightly narrowing posteriorly, extended along sides of antealar sinus (
<figureCitation id="13732A7E6608FF86D4E3FEFFE653FED9" box="[988,1079,262,291]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="90.[151,249,1263,1285]" captionTargetBox="[154,1429,201,1236]" captionTargetId="figure-132@90.[151,1436,193,1242]" captionTargetPageId="90" captionText="FIGURE 3. Pterothorax, dorsal view. (a) i. M. amazonica, male lectotype; (a) ii. M. amazonica, female paralectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, male, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (b) ii. M. bicornis, male, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) iii. M. bicornis, female, Surinam, Moengotapoe; (b) iv. M. bicornis, female, Surinam, Commewetane; (c) i. M. bovilla, male, Costa Rica, La Selva; (c) ii. M. bovilla, female, same data; (d) i. M. brevicauda, male holotype; (d) ii. M. brevicauda, female paratype, Peru, Tingo María; (e) i. M. brysonima, male, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii. M. brysonima, female, paratype of M. incisula, same data." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270564" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270564/files/figure.png" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">
Fig. 3w
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). Pronotum anterior lobe (
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Figs. 4w
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;
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5w
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) smooth; anterior and middle lobes of pronotum separated dorso-laterally by a groove; anterior area of propleuron smooth; dorsum of middle lobe of pronotum smooth; anterior margin of middle lobe of pronotum with an antero-lateral laminar tongue-like lobe on each side, as long as twice its width, with rounded tip and posterior surface slightly concave; pronotum posterior lobe trilobed, with medial lobe smoothly convex and lateral lobes narrowing to free angled lateral corners, as long as 0.50 of medial lobe. Mesanepisternal horns with bases separated, horns as long as 1.2 times mesostigmal plate width, thin, cylindrical, diverging from each other in posterior view, directed antero-dorsally at an angle of 45° with dorsum in lateral view, ending on a bluntly pointed tip. Wings hyaline, veins reddish brown; Pt short rectangular, with anterior and posterior sides slightly longer than distal side, and membrane pale reddish brown margined by white; 13 pnx in Fw and in Hw.
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. Postmortem background color pale yellow on S17, orange on S810; S1 with a dark reddish brown dorso-posterior spot and latero-ventral margin of terga margined in black; dorsum of S2 reddish brown and of S37 dark reddish brown, with a basal pale incomplete ring at anterior edge interrupted by dorso-longitudinal dark line, on S2 a small diffuse pale transverse spot near posterior margin on each side, on S36 dark dorsal color sub-apically extended ventrally along sides of lateral terga; intersegmental membrane on dorsum and sides of S26 dark reddish brown; dorsum of S8 reddish brown along basal 0.50, turning into orange distally; dorsum of S9 and S10 orange; medio-longitudinal carina on sterna brown; caudal appendages orange with black apex. Genital lobe (g.l.,
<figureCitation id="13732A7E6608FF86D365FCB5E6D7FC93" box="[1114,1203,844,873]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="128.[151,249,1756,1778]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,221,1715]" captionTargetId="figure-129@128.[151,1436,193,1735]" captionTargetPageId="128" captionText="FIGURE 8. Genital ligula, lateral view (above) and ventral view (below). (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (c) i. M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (c) ii. M. bovilla, same data; (d) M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) i. M. brysonima, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii. M. brysonima, Peru, Tambopata; (e) iii. M. brysonima, Brazil, Abuna; (f) i. M. diceras, lectotype; (f) ii. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, Peru, Manu. e.f.: ectal fold; pr.: prominent protuberance; s.d.: slight depression; t.: terminal fold." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270657" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270657/files/figure.png" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">
Fig. 8w
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) very tall, as high as anterior hamule (anterior hamule folded over genital fossa at preservation) and height equal to 0.50 of its basal width, sub-triangular; posterior hamule laminar and large, clearly surpassing ventral margin of genital fossa, higher than anterior hamule, about as wide as width of sclerotized portion of basal segment, with sides straight, with tip angled at about 90° and rounded and short in ventral view; curvature of basal segment of genital ligula marked by a deep concave depression, followed by a prominent convex protuberance; genital ligula distal segment pear-shaped, distinctly widened sub-apically, with ratio maximum width/length of 0.70, apex transverse with a narrow ectal fold (e.f.,
<figureCitation id="13732A7E6608FF86D7EEFBB2E34EFB9D" box="[209,298,1099,1127]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="128.[151,249,1756,1778]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,221,1715]" captionTargetId="figure-129@128.[151,1436,193,1735]" captionTargetPageId="128" captionText="FIGURE 8. Genital ligula, lateral view (above) and ventral view (below). (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (c) i. M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (c) ii. M. bovilla, same data; (d) M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) i. M. brysonima, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii. M. brysonima, Peru, Tambopata; (e) iii. M. brysonima, Brazil, Abuna; (f) i. M. diceras, lectotype; (f) ii. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, Peru, Manu. e.f.: ectal fold; pr.: prominent protuberance; s.d.: slight depression; t.: terminal fold." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270657" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270657/files/figure.png" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">
Fig. 8w
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). Medial portion of S10 postero-dorsal margin (
<figureCitation id="13732A7E6608FF86D403FBB2E1C9FB9E" box="[828,941,1099,1124]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="136.[151,249,1592,1614]" captionTargetBox="[156,1431,218,1560]" captionTargetId="figure-188@136.[151,1436,193,1571]" captionTargetPageId="136" captionText="FIGURE 10. Male S10, dorsal view. (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Brazil, Paraupebas; (b) ii. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) iii. M. bicornis, Guyana, Kumu River; (b) iv. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (b) v. M. bicornis, Trinidad, E of Valencia; (c) M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (d) i. M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) M. brysonima, Venezuela, Río Baria; (f) i. M. diceras, Brazil, Paraupebas; (f) ii. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, Peru, Pakitza; (f) iv. M. diceras, Peru, Pakitza; (f) v. M. diceras, Trinidad, Cumuto, paratype of M. manicaria; (f) vi. M. diceras, Trinidad, Cumuto, paratype of M. manicaria; (g) M. falcifera, holotype; (h) i. M. foreli, Colombia, Fundación; (h) ii. M. foreli, paratype M. westfalli, Panama, Barro Colorado # 54; (i) i. M. furcifera, holotype; (i) ii. M. furcifera, paratype, Peru, Río Seco. b.t.: bicuspidate tooth; r.: ridge." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270677" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270677/files/figure.png" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Figs. 10w</figureCitation>
;
<figureCitation id="13732A7E6608FF86D487FBB2E18EFB9E" box="[952,1002,1099,1124]" captionStart="FIGURE 11" captionStartId="139.[151,249,1571,1593]" captionTargetBox="[154,1425,210,1539]" captionTargetId="figure-184@139.[151,1436,193,1550]" captionTargetPageId="139" captionText="FIGURE 11. Male S10, medio-dorsal view. (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, Guyana, Potaro; (b) iii. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (b) iv. M. bicornis, Trinidad, E of Valencia; (c) M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (d) M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) i. M. brysonima, Venezuela, Río Baria; (e) ii. M. brysonima, Peru, Tambopata; (e) iii. M. brysonima, Brazil, Abuna; (f) i. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) ii. M. diceras, Trinidad, Cumuto, paratype of M. manicaria; (f) iii. M. diceras, Trinidad, E of Valencia; (g) M. falcifera, holotype; (h) M. foreli, Colombia, Fundación; (i) i. M. furcifera, paratype, Peru, Río Seco; (i) ii. M. furcifera, paratype, Peru, Río Seco; (j) M. gabrielae, holotype; (k) M. gibbosa, Ecuador, Copales; (l) M. guillermoi, holotype. b.t.: bicuspidate tooth; p-m.p.: postero-medial projection; pr.: prominence; r.: ridge; s.t.: single tooth; te.: teeth." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270685" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270685/files/figure.png" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">11w</figureCitation>
;
<figureCitation id="13732A7E6608FF86D4CAFBB2E642FB9E" box="[1013,1062,1099,1124]" captionStart="FIGURE 12" captionStartId="142.[151,249,1595,1617]" captionTargetBox="[157,1428,220,1566]" captionTargetId="figure-172@142.[151,1436,193,1573]" captionTargetPageId="142" captionText="FIGURE 12. Male S10, lateral view. (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (c) M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (d) M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) i M. brysonima, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii M. brysonima, Venezuela, Río Baria; (f) i. M. diceras, Brazil, Paraupebas; (f) ii. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, Peru, Pakitza; (f) iv. M. diceras, Trinidad, Cumuto, paratype of M. manicaria; (g) M. falcifera, holotype; (h) i. M. foreli, Colombia, Fundación; (h) ii. M. foreli, paratype M. westfalli, Panama, Barro Colorado # 54; (i) i. M. furcifera, holotype; (i) ii. M. furcifera, paratype, Peru, Río Seco; (j) M. gabrielae, holotype; (k) M. gibbosa, paratype [FSCA], Ecuador, Copales; (l) M. guillermoi, holotype. sw.: swelling." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270693" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270693/files/figure.png" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">12w</figureCitation>
) projected posteriorly (projection folded ventrally), lacking a medial incision, with dorsal prominence represented by an entire curved sub-apical swelling. Cercus sub-cylindrical, slightly narrowing distally in lateral view, with a longitudinal medial concavity, in dorsal view (
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) about straight along medial portion, with tip curved medio-ventrally at about 80°, about as wide as medial third of cercus, and ending on a single point directed medio-ventrally; ratio of cercus length to S10 maximum length in lateral view 1.4; ratio of cercus length to paraproct length in lateral view 0.66; paraproct in lateral view (
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) sub-cylindrical, of uniform width along medial portion and slightly widening distally, in dorsal view with a medio-longitudinal concavity extended almost to tip, tip curved medially at about 90°, ending on a single medio-ventral tooth.
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<emphasis id="B93CEAE96608FF86D7F8FA6BE33DFA51" bold="true" box="[199,345,1426,1451]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Dimensions.</emphasis>
Hw 22.4; abdomen 36.9; total length 43.8.
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Female
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</emphasis>
(collected with
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).
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. As in
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but pale color of labium, rear of head, base of mandible, gena, anteclypeus, and antefrons pale yellow; postmortem color of eyes pale brown, in life as in
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(
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); pattern of epicranium as in
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.—
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. As in
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but antero-lateral laminar tongue-like lobe on each side of anterior margin of middle lobe of pronotum as long as 3 times its width; lateral lobes of posterior lobe of pronotum dorsally globose; medial lobe slightly dorsally globose and slightly projected posteriorly (
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; 5w
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); mesanepisternal horns represented by very low blunt prominences; 12 pnx in Fw,
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Hw.—
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. Color pattern as in
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but dorsum of S810 reddish orange except dark reddish brown basal 0.75 of S8, basal 0.50 of S9, and medio-dorsal area of S10; posterior margin of S8 sternum with a bifid projection with a small central spine, lateral scythe-shaped branches as long as 0.50 of ovipositor external valves, reaching 0.75 of S9, oriented parallel to ovipositor lateral surface (
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); ovipositor reaching level between tip of paraproct and tip of cercus; caudal appendages reddish orange; ovipositor external valves yellowish orange with dark reddish brown stylus.
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Variation in
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.
</emphasis>
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as
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but antero-lateral projection of middle lobe of pronotum in males tongue-shaped and as long as 2 times its width to small and digit-shaped; mesanepisternal horns in males as long as 1.21.5 of mesostigmal plate width; wings infumated with brown along veins in
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; Pt pale yellow to reddish brown; 1214 pnx in Fw and
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Hw; small diffuse pale transverse spot near posterior margin on each side of dorsum of S2 absent in some specimens, and S
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teneral female; pale color of abdomen S810 pale yellow in teneral specimens; ovipositor reaching level of tip of cercus.
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<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D7F8FF26E33DFF02" bold="true" box="[199,345,223,248]" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Dimensions.</emphasis>
Males (
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7, including
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): Hw 22.6 ± 0.7 [21.423.4]; abdomen 38.3 ± 1.4 [36.540.2]; total length 45.6 ± 1.6 [43.747.7]. Females (
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2): Hw 23.3 ± 0.6 [22.823.7]; abdomen 36.5 ± 0.5 [3636.9]; total length 43 ± 0.2 [42.843.1].
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C35265706609FF87D7F8FEB5E091FC32" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" type="diagnosis">
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<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D7F8FEB5E325FE9F" bold="true" box="[199,321,332,357]" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D676FEB5E02FFE9F" box="[329,587,332,357]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Metaleptobasis peltata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is unique within the genus by the extreme development of its male genital lobe, crescent shaped and as high as half of its basal width (
<figureCitation id="13732A7E6609FF87D46EFE96E1CAFE72" box="[849,942,367,392]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="128.[151,249,1756,1778]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,221,1715]" captionTargetId="figure-129@128.[151,1436,193,1735]" captionTargetPageId="128" captionText="FIGURE 8. Genital ligula, lateral view (above) and ventral view (below). (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (c) i. M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (c) ii. M. bovilla, same data; (d) M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) i. M. brysonima, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii. M. brysonima, Peru, Tambopata; (e) iii. M. brysonima, Brazil, Abuna; (f) i. M. diceras, lectotype; (f) ii. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, Peru, Manu. e.f.: ectal fold; pr.: prominent protuberance; s.d.: slight depression; t.: terminal fold." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270657" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270657/files/figure.png" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Fig. 8w</figureCitation>
); in most species male genital lobe is only slightly projected ventrally, and in
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D524FE6CE0FBFE57" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" box="[539,671,404,429]" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="falcifera">
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D524FE6CE0FBFE57" box="[539,671,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. falcifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and in
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D5CEFE6CE1F8FE57" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" box="[753,924,404,429]" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tridentigera">
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D5CEFE6CE1F8FE57" box="[753,924,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. tridentigera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
it is also relatively high, but distinctly shorter than half its basal width (
<figureCitation id="13732A7E6609FF87D68BFE4EE06FFE2A" box="[436,523,439,464]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="128.[151,249,1756,1778]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,221,1715]" captionTargetId="figure-129@128.[151,1436,193,1735]" captionTargetPageId="128" captionText="FIGURE 8. Genital ligula, lateral view (above) and ventral view (below). (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (c) i. M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (c) ii. M. bovilla, same data; (d) M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) i. M. brysonima, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii. M. brysonima, Peru, Tambopata; (e) iii. M. brysonima, Brazil, Abuna; (f) i. M. diceras, lectotype; (f) ii. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, Peru, Manu. e.f.: ectal fold; pr.: prominent protuberance; s.d.: slight depression; t.: terminal fold." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270657" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270657/files/figure.png" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Figs. 8j</figureCitation>
, ac). Shape of male posterior hamule, slightly higher than anterior hamule, about as wide as width of sclerotized portion of genital ligula basal segment in ventral view, and with tip rounded (
<figureCitation id="13732A7E6609FF87D251FE25E2DFFDE2" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="128.[151,249,1756,1778]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,221,1715]" captionTargetId="figure-129@128.[151,1436,193,1735]" captionTargetPageId="128" captionText="FIGURE 8. Genital ligula, lateral view (above) and ventral view (below). (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (c) i. M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (c) ii. M. bovilla, same data; (d) M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) i. M. brysonima, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii. M. brysonima, Peru, Tambopata; (e) iii. M. brysonima, Brazil, Abuna; (f) i. M. diceras, lectotype; (f) ii. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, Peru, Manu. e.f.: ectal fold; pr.: prominent protuberance; s.d.: slight depression; t.: terminal fold." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270657" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270657/files/figure.png" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Fig. 8w</figureCitation>
), further differentiates it from
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<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D52BFDF8E0FEFDE2" box="[532,666,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. falcifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, in which posterior hamule is as high as anterior hamule, as wide as 1.5 times width of medial sclerotized portion of genital ligula basal segment in ventral view, and with tip triangular, and
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D7F4FDB0E31DFD9A" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" box="[203,377,583,608]" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tridentigera">
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D7F4FDB0E31DFD9A" box="[203,377,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. tridentigera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, in which posterior hamule has a triangular tip in ventral view (
<figureCitation id="13732A7E6609FF87D35BFDBEE6DAFD9A" box="[1124,1214,583,608]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="128.[151,249,1756,1778]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,221,1715]" captionTargetId="figure-129@128.[151,1436,193,1735]" captionTargetPageId="128" captionText="FIGURE 8. Genital ligula, lateral view (above) and ventral view (below). (a) M. amazonica, lectotype; (b) i. M. bicornis, Surinam, Kabalebo; (b) ii. M. bicornis, French Guiana, N of Cayenne; (c) i. M. bovilla, Costa Rica, La Selva; (c) ii. M. bovilla, same data; (d) M. brevicauda, holotype; (e) i. M. brysonima, paratype of M. incisula, Venezuela, Marawaka; (e) ii. M. brysonima, Peru, Tambopata; (e) iii. M. brysonima, Brazil, Abuna; (f) i. M. diceras, lectotype; (f) ii. M. diceras, Brazil, Abuna; (f) iii. M. diceras, Peru, Manu. e.f.: ectal fold; pr.: prominent protuberance; s.d.: slight depression; t.: terminal fold." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5270657" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5270657/files/figure.png" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Figs. 8j</figureCitation>
, ac). Female of
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D242FDB0E281FD7F" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peltata">
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D242FDB0E281FD7F" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. peltata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
shares only with
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D696FD94E0B8FD7F" box="[425,732,620,645]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D696FD94E054FD7F" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" box="[425,560,620,645]" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="falcifera">M. falcifera</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D504FD94E0B8FD7F" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" box="[571,732,620,645]" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orthogonia">M. orthogonia</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D5D4FD94E1F7FD7E" box="[747,915,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D5D4FD94E1EBFD7E" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" box="[747,911,621,644]" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="panguanae">M. panguanae</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D4F5FD94E611FD7F" box="[970,1141,620,645]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. tridentigera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the presence of an anterolateral laminar tongue-like lobe on each side of anterior margin of middle lobe of pronotum, only with
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D227FD68E7F8FD52" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" box="[1304,1436,655,680]" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="falcifera">
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D227FD68E7F8FD52" box="[1304,1436,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. falcifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D7F8FD4CE316FD37" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" box="[199,370,692,717]" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tridentigera">
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D7F8FD4CE316FD37" box="[199,370,692,717]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. tridentigera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the presence of dorsally globose lateral lobes of posterior lobe of pronotum, and only with
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D242FD4CE292FD0A" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="falcifera">
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D242FD4CE292FD0A" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. falcifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sternum of S8 projected into a trifid process with a short central spine-like prong and with lateral prongs scythe-shaped and oriented parallel to the sides of ovipositor. I was unable to find any morphological differences between females of
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<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D641FCD8E060FCC2" box="[382,516,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. falcifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D500FCD8E0D0FCC2" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" box="[575,692,799,824]" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peltata">
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D500FCD8E0D0FCC2" box="[575,692,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. peltata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and determination of females of these two species must rely on association with males and locality, as their distribution areas are as far as known allopatric, with
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D3E9FCBCE72DFCA7" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" box="[1238,1353,836,861]" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peltata">
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D3E9FCBCE72DFCA7" box="[1238,1353,836,861]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. peltata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
known only from N
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, and
<taxonomicName id="4C484D786609FF87D6A6FC90E079FC7A" authorityName="Ellenrieder" authorityYear="2013" box="[409,541,871,896]" class="Insecta" family="Coenagrionidae" genus="Metaleptobasis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="falcifera">
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D6A6FC90E079FC7A" box="[409,541,871,896]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">M. falcifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
known from SE
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and SW
<collectingCountry id="F35F766B6609FF87D448FC9EE1DFFC7A" box="[887,955,871,896]" name="Brazil" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Brazil</collectingCountry>
(
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF736FB6609FF87D7F8FC75E7F8FC5F" blockId="63.[151,1436,151,1005]" box="[199,1436,908,933]" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Known females are dimorphic in development of mesanepisternal horns and shape of pronotum posterior lobe.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF736FB6609FF87D7F8FC56E091FC32" blockId="63.[151,1436,151,1005]" box="[199,757,943,968]" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D7F8FC56E34EFC32" bold="true" box="[199,298,943,968]" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Habitat.</emphasis>
Found near forest streams in terra firme.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C35265706609FF87D7F8FC2DE0DBFC17" box="[199,703,980,1005]" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BF736FB6609FF87D7F8FC2DE0DBFC17" blockId="63.[151,1436,151,1005]" box="[199,703,980,1005]" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
<emphasis id="B93CEAE96609FF87D7F8FC2DE304FC17" bold="true" box="[199,352,980,1005]" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingRegion id="498CF8196609FF87D658FC2DE3D6FC11" box="[359,434,980,1003]" country="Peru" name="Loreto" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Loreto</collectingRegion>
Dep. in
<collectingCountry id="F35F766B6609FF87D52DFC2DE022FC11" box="[530,582,980,1003]" name="Peru" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Peru</collectingCountry>
(
<figureCitation id="13732A7E6609FF87D56AFC2DE0D6FC17" box="[597,690,980,1005]" captionStart="FIGURE 14" captionStartId="149.[151,249,970,992]" captionText="FIGURE 14. (a) Distribution of M. bovilla, M. spatulata, and M. turbinata." pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Fig. 14f</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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