[Entomology • 2018] Description of the Female of Dicterias atrosanguinea Selys 1853 (Odonata: Dicteriadidae), with Notes on Male Genital Ligula and Male Behavior

The female of Dicterias atrosanguinea Selys, 1853 is described and illustrated based on two specimens collected in Pará and Amazonas States, Brazil. We compare the female with the most closely related species, Heliocharisamazona Selys, 1853, and present SEM images of the genital ligula for both D. atrosanguinea and H. amazona males. Additionally we provide behavioral observations on D. atrosanguinea males.

Keywords: Odonata, damselfly, female description, genital ligula, Brazil, Amazon, Dicteriadidae

Diogo Silva Vilela, Rhainer Guillermo-Ferreira and Adolfo Cordero-Rivera. 2018. Description of the Female of Dicteriasatrosanguinea Selys 1853, with Notes on Male Genital Ligula and Male Behavior (Odonata: Dicteriadidae). Zootaxa. 4374(3); 441–450.  DOI:  10.11646/zootaxa.4374.3.7