Title: A new species of the genus Perissogomphus Laidlaw (Odonata: Gomphidae) from Yunnan, China
Abstract: In the present paper one new record genus and a new species of the genus Perissogomphus are described and illustrated. Type speciments are deposited in the Dali College. Perissogomphus asahinai, sp. nov. (Figs.1~9) The new species is allied to P. stevensi, but differs in the following characters: 1) occiput black and with a middle yellow spot; 2) prothorax with the middle lobe black and the yellow spots at middle and side; 3) synthorax grass-green on dorsum and with a black middle stripe, but without a broad M-shaped marking; 4) abdominal segment 10 yellow and with the basal half black on dorsum; 5) superior anal appendages terminal armed with 7-8 small black spines. Length of abdomen: ♂43.0 mm, ♀42.0 mm; length of hind wing: ♂36.5 mm, ♀40.0 mm. Holotype: ♂, Yang-bi river, Dali City, Yunnan Province, 07-Ⅷ-1999, leg. YANG Zi-zhong; Paratype: 1♀, Cangshan Mountain, Dali City, Yunnan Province, 03-Ⅵ-1998, leg. No. 6. Etymology. The new species is named asahinai in honour of Dr. Syoziro Asahina.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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