title: A synopsis of the Neotropical genus Nephepeltia (Odonata: Libellulidae), including description of a new species, synonymies, and a key to males.
abstract: Nephepeltia flavipennis (Holotype: Brazil, Rondônia, Governador Jorge Teixeira Municipality, Fazenda Rancho Grande, 10°31'48''S, 62°48'0''W, 165 m, J. Wiseman leg., in MNRJ) is described from the Amazon region of W Brazil, Ecuador, and N Peru. A lectotype is designated for N. aequisetis Calvert, 1909. Nephepeltia chalconota is considered to be a junior subjective synonym of N. flavifrons Karsch, 1889, and the subdivision of N. phryne into two subspecies is found to be unjustifiable. Diagnoses, illustrations, a key to males, and an updated map for all known members of the genus are provided.
authors.affiliation: Plant Pest Diagnostic Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832, United States of America.; Email: natalia.ellenrieder@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Natalia Von
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Ellenrieder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007843:Latin America; D008297:Male; D063191:Odonata / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D009626:Terminology as Topic