Published August 8, 2018
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The larva and female of Perigomphus basicornis Amaya-Vallejo, Novelo-Gutiérrez & Realpe, 2017, and the first record of Perigomphus pallidistylus (Belle, 1972) for Colombia (Insecta: Odonata: Gomphidae).

  • 1. University of Los Andes
  • 2. Instituto de Ecología A. C., Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Xalapa, Veracruz, México.

Description

The larva and female of Perigomphus basicornis are described and illustrated, and compared with the larva and female of P. pallidistylus. The larva of P. basicornis differs from that of P. pallidistylus in having sternum 8 divided in five sclerites, abdominal segments 8 and 9 with small, low protuberances on the tergites and male's epiproct as long as its basal width, mainly. The female of P. basicornis differs from that of P. pallidistylus in having the apical lobes of vulvar lamina wider, with divergent tips. P. pallidistylus is recorded for Colombia for the first time.
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