Sympetrum signiferum, a new species of dragonfly (Odonata: Libellulidae) from western Mexico and Arizona

Sympetrum signiferum, a new species of dragonfly (Odonata: Libellulidae) from western Mexico and Arizona

Sympetrum signiferum n. sp. from western Mexico and southern Arizona is described and its diagnostic characters illustrated. It is structurally most similar to, but is larger than, S. vicinum (Hagen); a triangular brown patch at the base of the hindwing is unique in the Nearctic members of the genus...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of the Entomological Society of America 1991-09, Vol.84 (5), p.474-479
Hauptverfasser: Cannings, R.A. (Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada), Garrison, R.W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ARIZONA
Biological and medical sciences
DISTRIBUCION NATURAL
DISTRIBUTION NATURELLE
ESPECE NOUVELLE
ESPECIES NUEVAS
FENOLOGIA
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
Invertebrates
Libellulidae
MEXICO
MEXIQUE
MORPHOLOGY
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
NEW SPECIES
ODONATA
PHENOLOGIE
PHENOLOGY
TAXONOMIA
TAXONOMIE
TAXONOMY
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Zusammenfassung:Sympetrum signiferum n. sp. from western Mexico and southern Arizona is described and its diagnostic characters illustrated. It is structurally most similar to, but is larger than, S. vicinum (Hagen); a triangular brown patch at the base of the hindwing is unique in the Nearctic members of the genus. S. signiferum is the only species of Sympetrum , a predominantly Holarctic genus, that is largely restricted to Mexico.
ISSN:0013-8746
1938-2901
DOI:10.1093/aesa/84.5.474