Rediscovery of Proneura prolongata (Zygoptera: Protoneuridae) and other new Odonata records from Colombian Amazon

ABSTRACT: As with most taxa present in Colombia, the study of dragonflies is still in its exploratory phase. This paper reports the results of a trip to the Amazon region in order to collect dragonflies. Seven new records for the country were found, including the rediscovery of Proneura prolongata S...

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Author: Bota Sierra, Cornelio Andrés
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2012
Country:Colombia
Institution:Universidad de Antioquia
Repository:Repositorio UdeA
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/25597
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10495/25597
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Odonata
Libélulas
Dragonflies
Zygoptera
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Summary:ABSTRACT: As with most taxa present in Colombia, the study of dragonflies is still in its exploratory phase. This paper reports the results of a trip to the Amazon region in order to collect dragonflies. Seven new records for the country were found, including the rediscovery of Proneura prolongata Selys and an undescribed species in the genus Calvertagrion St. Quentin.