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Issue: Vol. 2531 No. 1: 9 Jul. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-07-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2531.1.2
Page range: 15–28
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A synopsis of the genus Amphipteryx Selys 1853 (Odonata: Amphipterygidae)

Instituto de Biología, UNAM, Departamento de Zoología Apartado Postal 70-153, C.P. 04510, Mexico D.F.
Odonata Zygoptera Amphipterygidae Mesoamerica Amphipteryx agrioides Amphipteryx chiapensis Amphipteryx meridionalis Amphipteryx nataliae synonymy

Abstract

The Mesoamerican damselfly genus Amphipteryx includes one already described and three more undescribed species: Amphipteryx agrioides, Selys 1853, A. chiapensis (Mexico, Chiapas, 5 mi E Rayón), A. meridionalis (Honduras, 10 mi SW Siguatepeque) and A. nataliae (Verapaz, Guatemala). Here I include keys and diagnostic illustrations of all species.

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