Petaluridae

Muzón, Javier, Pessacq, Pablo & Lozano, Federico, 2014, The Odonata (Insecta) of Patagonia: A synopsis of their current status with illustrated keys for their identification, Zootaxa 3784 (4), pp. 346-388 : 381

Petaluridae ( Fig. 54 b)

This family exhibits a transpacific distribution pattern; it is represented in South America only by the monotypic genus Phenes endemic to Patagonia. Mainly based on color differences, Jurtzitza (1989b) proposed a subspecific division for Phenes raptor , recognizing P. r. raptor as an austral form and P. r. centralis for the central area around Santiago city. We do not follow this proposal.

Terrestrial larvae were collected on rainforest floor and seepage areas ( Garrison & Muzón 1995; Baird 2013), and terrestrial oviposition was mentioned by Muzón (2009). The larva was described by Schmidt (1941) and Needham & Bullock (1943); behavior and larval habitat preferences were recently summarized by Baird (2013).

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FIGURE 54. Distribution maps. a Rhionaeschna variegata; b Phenes raptor.