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Description of Protallagma hoffmanni sp. nov. from the Peruvian Andes (Odonata: Coenagrionidae), including description of its larva

INULA (Institut für Naturschutz und Landschaftsanalyse), August-Ganther-Straße 16, D-79117 Freiburg i. Br., Germany
INULA (Institut für Naturschutz und Landschaftsanalyse), August-Ganther-Straße 16, D-79117 Freiburg i. Br., Germany
Odonata Protallagma titicacae Oxyallagma dissidens Zygoptera Ancash Peru South America

Abstract

A new species, Protallagma hoffmanni, is described, illustrated, and diagnosed based on a series of males, females, andlarvae collected at Laguna Querococha (male holotype: Ancash region, Peru, S 09° 43' 33.6" W 077° 19' 51.8", 3,980 m a.s.l., MHNL).

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