CHALCOLESTES COLORAENEUS (ODONATA, ZYGOPTERA, LESTIDAE) SP. NOV. FROM ROMANIA

Abstract

This paper describes a new Chalcolestes species – Chalcolestes coloraeneus collected from Romania. This new species shows morphological similarities with Chalcolestes viridis by the metallic iridescent colour of the body and by the yellow to pale brown colour of the lower part of the head; it also shows similarities with Lestes dryas in the pruinosity of the last abdominal segments and with Lestes virens, Lestes sponsa and Lestes dryas by the long fringing hairs on the inferior male annal appendages. Chalcolestes coloraeneus can be separated by the other Lestes and Chalcolestes species by the male dark coppery metallic colour with green and reddish reflections and especially by the shape and colour of the male anal appendages.