New records of family Aeshnidae (Odonata: Anisoptera) for the state of Amapá, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2318-2881.2021.001.0020Keywords:
Diversity, Amazon, FaunaAbstract
The order Odonata with approximately 7,000 species described worldwide comprises the second largest group of aquatic insects. In Brazil, the order is represented by about 860 species. Aeshnidae is a family of the suborder Anisoptera with wide worldwide distribution, for Brazil they are known around of 60 species, being that, in many states in the country little is known about the family. This work aims to present data collected during 2018 in four municipalities in the state of Amapá: Laranjal do Jari, Macapá, Porto Grande and Santana. Were sampled 58 specimens of seven species were included, included in five genera belonging to the family Aeshnidae.The species: Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842, Neuraeschna costalis Burmeister, 1839, Staurophlebia reticulata (Burmeister, 1839), Triacanthagyna ditzleri Williamson, 1923 and Triacanthagyna septima (Selys in Sagra, 1857) count as new records for the state.
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