Odonata (both dragonflies and damselflies) are especially threatened by the destruction of both aquatic and terrestrial environment. Habitat loss and fragmentation causes a decline in insect populations. In light of this, and following the principle of priority in taxonomic nomenclature, Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910 should hereafter be considered a junior synonym of Tramea darwini Kirby, 1889. In agreement with our genetic results, the overall morphological differences documented by us indicate that the Galapagos material examined is conspecific with T. calverti and in the Tramea from Galapagos. calverti: the presence of an accessory lobe in the male vesica spermalis of T. The morphological analyses found only one consistent difference between T. Our molecular analyses place the Tramea from Galapagos in the same clade as T. We combined sequencing of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA with morphological examination of several specimens of Tramea, including representatives of continental T. Here, we use molecular and morphological data to analyze a series of specimens from this genus collected in 2018 from the Islands of San Cristobal, Isabela, and Santa Cruz, with the aim of determining their relationship with Tramea calverti Muttkowski and with their currently considered senior synonym T. Has been the subject of a long-standing debate among odonatologists. The status of the Tramea species present in the Galapagos Islands (Odonata, Libellulidae)
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