What is Amphipteryx agrioides Selys 1853 (Odonata: Amphipterygidae)?

GONZÁLEZ-SORIANO, E. & N. VON ELLENRIEDER

Zootaxa

Magnolia Press

Año: 2009 vol. 2074 p. 61 - 64

1175-5326

The family Amphipterygidae comprises a group of moderately large, robust species of pan-tropical damselflies. Amphipteryx was first described by Selys as his "6me legion" based on the description of a unique female which he named "Amphipteryx agrioïdes." The single holotype female was apparently never re-examined until recently. Calvert  in his Biologia Centrali-Americana assigned this name to specimens from Mexico and Guatemala. González described A. longicaudatus from Oaxaca, Mexico and distinguished this species from A. agrioides based only on Calvert's (1901) description and illustrations. Since Amphipteryx is the type genus of the family Amphipterygidae, it is imperative that its type species, A. agrioides, be correctly assigned to specimens. The purpose of this paper is to determine the correct identity of A. agrioides, provide diagnostic illustrations of the same, and discuss the location of its type locality.me legion" based on the description of a unique female which he named "Amphipteryx agrioïdes." The single holotype female was apparently never re-examined until recently. Calvert  in his Biologia Centrali-Americana assigned this name to specimens from Mexico and Guatemala. González described A. longicaudatus from Oaxaca, Mexico and distinguished this species from A. agrioides based only on Calvert's (1901) description and illustrations. Since Amphipteryx is the type genus of the family Amphipterygidae, it is imperative that its type species, A. agrioides, be correctly assigned to specimens. The purpose of this paper is to determine the correct identity of A. agrioides, provide diagnostic illustrations of the same, and discuss the location of its type locality.