Heteragrion itacolomii sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Heteragrionidae) from Itacolomi State Park, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Abstract

Heteragrion itacolomii sp. nov. (♂ holotype: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Ouro Preto, Parque Estadual do Itacolomi, Trilha da Lagoa, 1350m, 23-xii-2018, 20º25’57”S, 43º30’27”W; and ♀ allotype, same data as holotype, but collected in tandem 20-iii-2019, deposited in ABMM – CCT/UFMG collection) is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to H. tiradentense Machado & Bedê, 2006, H. muryense Costa & Santos, 2000 and H. mantiqueirae Machado, 2006, based on coloration of the thorax and has cerci similar to those of H. freddiemercuryi Lencioni, 2013. It belongs to Group A and differs from other congeners by the morphology of the ventral expansion and the medial process of the cerci in males. Information about the intersternite of the single female specimen is also provided.

Check-list of the Odonata from the Sempre-Vivas National Park in the Cerrado region, Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil

“…For instance, Heteragrion cauei is classified as vulnerable (VU) by the IUCN ( Vilela & Guillermo-Ferreira 2021b) and has not been assessed by Icmbio . There are only two published recording sites of this species: The type locality in an environmental protection area in the municipality of Ouro Preto ( Ávila Junior et al . 2017), and the municipality of Barroso ( Gouvêa et al .…”

First record of Heteragrion cooki from Peru (Odonata: Heteragrionidae)

“…The genus Heteragrion Selys, 1862, currently comprises 57 species (according to Stand-Pérez et al 2019, Vilela et al 2019, and Ávila-Junior et al 2020, eight of which are found in Peru (Hoffmann 2009): H. aequatoriale Selys, 1886, H. an gustipenne Selys, 1886, H. aurantiacum Selys, 1862, H. bariai De Marmels, 1989, H. flavidorsum Calvert, 1909, H. icterops Selys, 1862, H. inca Calvert, 1909, and H. melanurum Williamson, 1919 Heteragrion cooki Daigle & Tennessen, 2000, has previously been reported only from Ecuador (Tennessen & Mauffray 2016), on the western slopes of the Andes in the provinces of El Oro, Guayas, Loja, Los Ríos, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Bolívar, Cañar, and Manabí (Mauffray & Tennessen 2019).…”

“…The genus Heteragrion Selys, 1862, currently comprises 57 species (according to Stand-Pérez et al 2019, Vilela et al 2019, and Á vila-Junior et al 2020), eight of which are found in Peru ( Hoffmann 2009): H. aequatoriale Selys, 1886, H. an-gustipenne Selys, 1886, H. aurantiacum Selys, 1862, H. bariai De Marmels, 1989, H. flavidorsum Calvert, 1909, H. icterops Selys, 1862, H. inca Calvert, 1909, and H. melanurum Williamson, 1919.…”