Erythemis attala (Selys, 1857)

Márquez, Javier A., Principe, Romina E., Berejnoi, Diego E., Rodríguez, José S., Bedano, José C. & Molineri, Carlos, 2019, Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) from Córdoba and San Luis provinces, Argentina, Check List 15 (2), pp. 327-337 : 332

Erythemis attala (Selys in Sagra, 1857)

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Material examined. 1 male Site 3, D.E. Berejnoi col. 20-XII-2017 ( UNRC-ZIIO 0040).

Identification. This species can be distinguished from the other species of Erythemis in Argentina by the lateral and ventral carinas of abdominal segment 4 separated by a distance equal to or less than one-fourth the length of the lateral carina, the thorax and abdomen are black in mature males, and the black basal spot on hind wings reaches beyond the cubito anal (CuP-crossing) cross vein ( Williamson 1923).