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Vol. 64, 2025
First Description of Female and
Larva of Phyllocycla basidenta
Dunkle, 1987 (Anisoptera: Gomphidae), and Ecological Niche Modeling of
Phyllocycla species in Northwestern Argentina
Carlos
Molineri1,* , José S. Rodríguez1, and Carolina Nieto1
doi:-
1Instituto
de Biodiversidad Neotropical (IBN), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones
Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e
Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Yerba Buena,
Tucumán, Argentina. *Correspondence: E-mail: carlosmolineri@gmail.com
(Molineri)
E-mail: josephum@hotmail.com (Rodriguez); carolinanieto@gmail.com
(Nieto)
(Received 8 November 2024 /
Accepted 6 April 2025 / Published -- 2025)
Communicated byJen-Pan Huang
We present the first description of
female adult and larva of Phyllocycla
basidenta Dunkle 1987 (Anisoptera: Gomphidae), collected in
northwestern Argentina. The female and larva are described in detail,
with diagnostic features that differentiate P. basidenta from other species
like P. argentina and P. viridipleuris. Larvae of P. basidenta inhabit sandy-bottomed
rivers alongside P. argentina.
Additionally, we predict the potential distribution of both species
using Ecological Niche Models under current and future climate
scenarios. The models suggest that suitable habitats may shift to
higher altitudes under moderate climate change, but significant losses
are expected under severe warming scenarios. Climate change may
threaten Phyllocycla basidenta
and P. argentina as its
suitable habitats could shift to higher elevations. Conservation
strategies should prioritize areas projected to become suitable under
future conditions.
Keywords:
Odonata,
Club tail dragonfly, Phyllocycla
argentina, P. viridipleuris,
Potential distribution, Ecological niche models
Citation: Molineri C, Rodríguez JS, Nieto
C. 2025. First description of female and larva of Phyllocycla basidenta Dunkle, 1987
(Anisoptera: Gomphidae), and ecological niche modeling of Phyllocycla species in northwestern
Argentina. Zool Stud 64:19.
Supplementary
materials: Table S1丨Table S2丨Table S3丨Table S4丨Fig. S1丨Fig.
S2丨Fig. S3丨Fig. S4
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