First record of Pseudostigmatidae (Insecta: Odonata) in the Northeast Region of Brazil

Jorge Irusta; F. Lencioni

doi:10.15560/11.2.1565

Check List 11(2): e19163, doi: 10.15560/11.2.1565

First record of Pseudostigmatidae (Insecta: Odonata) in the Northeast Region of Brazil

Jorge B. Irusta^‡, F. A. A. Lencioni

‡ Irusta Consultoria, Brazil

Corresponding author: Jorge Irusta ( jb.irusta@gmail.com )

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Citation: Irusta J, Lencioni F (2015) First record of Pseudostigmatidae (Insecta: Odonata) in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Check List 11(2): 1565. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.2.1565

Abstract

We record the first occurrence of Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister, 1839) for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, which is the first record of this genus and family for the whole Northeast Region of Brazil. This record is based on four collected samples and extends by more than 1,500 km to the north, the area known of distribution of this species.

Keywords

Pseudostigmatidae; Mecistogaster amalia; Northeast Brazil; Rio Grande do Norte; Baia Formosa