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Published: 2011-04-22
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Descriptions of Matrona oreades spec. nov. and Matrona corephaea spec. nov. from China (Odonata: Calopterygidae)

Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands
Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
Department of Entomology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou-510642, China
Odonata Calopterygidae Matrona new species China corephaea oreades

Abstract

Matrona oreades Hämäläinen, Yu & Zhang, spec. nov. (holotype ♂ , China, Gansu, Wenxian, Bikou, alt. 950m, 9/13 vii 2005) and Matrona corephaea Hämäläinen, Yu & Zhang, spec. nov. (holotype ♂ , China, Zhejiang, West Tianmushan, alt. 700m, 8 viii 2007) are described and illustrated for both sexes. These two species differ markedly from the members of the Matrona basilaris species group by their sparser venation and absence of bluish-white reticulation at the wing base.

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