Notes on Amazoneura, with description of A. submontana, a new species of damselfly from Peru
(Odonata: Protoneuridae)
Notes on Amazoneura, with description of A. submontana, a new species of damselfly from Peru (Odonata: Protoneuridae) 00
Tim Faasena,b ✉️ 
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Postbus 9517, 2300 RA, Leiden, the Netherlands
- Ecologica, Rondven 22, 6026PX, Maarheeze, the Netherlands
International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 29, Pages 72–80, 2026
https://doi.org/10.48156/1388.2026.1917379
Published: 26 March 2026 (Received: 26 January 2026, Accepted: 24 March 2026)
Abstract
Amazoneura submontana sp. n. (holotype ♂: Peru, San Martín Región) is described and illustrated. Males of A. submontana can be distinguished from the other three known members of the genus by the shape of the cerci and absence of a dark ventral cross band behind the metacoxa in mature specimens. With the description of this fourth species of Amazoneura it became clear that some characters attributed to the genus previously are species-specific, so the generic characterization is updated. Furthermore, the species status of A. westfalli is confirmed based on genetic information and a key to males of all species is provided.
http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9411CD0E-7258-4E2A-BB01-60AFCEDE2738
Keywords: Zygoptera, Andes, San Martín, South America, Yungas
Issue section: Original Article
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