Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1903

Mauffray, William F. & Tennessen, Kenneth J., 2019, A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador, Zootaxa 4628 (1), pp. 1-265 : 115-117

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4628.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E4C2F52F-9A1A-4C55-B03B-C87B2B4C4676

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5921465

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D076D419-B561-FFA2-FF23-F38C2162FDA7

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1903
status

 

Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1903 View in CoL

Five of the eight species of Coryphaeschna occur in Ecuador. For identification, refer to Paulson (1994) and Tennessen (2001). These large dragonflies ( Fig. 62 View FIGURE 62 ) occupy shallow weedy ponds and slow reaches of streams, usually in forested areas.

Coryphaeschna adnexa ( Hagen, 1861) . Publ. Recs. ECU: Martin (1909, 1911 —both as Aeschna adnexa ), Hincks (1934), Geijskes (1943), Paulson (1983), Tsuda (1986, 1991), Steinmann (1997b), (H06)) (P11), (H14); GY: * Calvert (1906)), Campos (1922, 1931 —both as A. adnexa ), Calvert (1956); EO: Campos (1927); NA: Calvert (1956), Daigle (1996). Also ARG, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, PRY, PER, SUR, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus TTO (P11).

Addl. Data. LR, Buena Fé: 1 ♀, [Consumulo] S Río Palenque (-0.58, -79.35, 175m), 11 vi 1974, leg. J. Longi- no, det. JJD [FSCA]; 1 ♂, Babahoyo, swamp at Babahoyo, 21 vi 1975, leg. J. Cohen, A. Langley & P. Monnig, leg.? [USNM]; NA, Tena: 1 ♂, Río Sinde, pond, 5 km E of Puerto Napo (-1.0517, -77.7544, 450m), 13 vii 1996, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, same data but 22 vii 1996, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same data but leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, LSAM]; 1 ♂, J.S.B.S., 23 km E of Puerto Napo, Tropical Wet Forest, 18 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [UTIC]; 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Río Napo slough, 3.2 km E of Puerto Napo, 23 vii 1996, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; OR, Francisco de Orellana: 1 ♂, pond near trib. of Río Payamino   GoogleMaps , road to Loreto, 1.7 km W of Coca Road (-0.4367, -77.0017, 258m), 13 vi 1995, leg. & det. KJT [FSCA]; 1 ♂, same data but 18 xi 1997 [KJT]; 1 ♀, P.N.Y., 2.1 km E of Yasuni Biological Research Sta., pond and swamp (-0.6741, -76.3685, 244m), 15 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; SU, Shushufindi: Limoncocha (-0.4000, -76.6167, 269m), 24 vii 1977, leg. & det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂, same data but 23 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [FSCA, KJT]; 1 ♀, same data but 25 viii 1980 [UTIC]; 1 ♂, same data but lawn, 23 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [JJD]; 1 ♂, same data but 24 viii 1980 [UTIC]; 1 ♀, same data but forest trail, 24 vii 1971, leg. D. Pearson, det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♀, same data but Río Napo, 16 xi 1973, leg. B. Drummond III, det.? [FSCA]; 1 ♀, same data but 15 i 1964; 1 ♂, same data but 19 iv 1974 [FSCA]; same data but 6 xi 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 2 ♂♂, same data but 1 xi 1980 [FSCA]; 1 ♂, same data but 18 xi 1980; 1 ♂, same data but Thorn Palm Swamp “on Río Napo,” xi 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; “La Selva, 100 km E of Coca, Manicocha,” 12 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [FSCA].

Coryphaeschna amazonica De Marmels, 1989 . Publ. Recs. ECU:*(H14). Also BRA, CEN, GUF, PER, SUR, VEN: ( H06 ), (P16).

Addl. Data. ES, Quininde: 1 ♂, Río Hoja Blanca, 3 km N of Río Canande Reserve, 35 km NE of Quininde (0.5439, -79.2035), date not provided, data provided by WAH & DLW; PA, Pastaza: 1 ♂, Comuna San Ramon   GoogleMaps (- 1.3786, -77.8670), date not provided; data provided by WAH & DLW.

Coryphaeschna diapyra Paulson, 1994 . Publ. Recs. ECU: (H06)), (P11), (H14); SU: * Paulson (1994). Also CEN, VEN: (H06), (P11).

Addl. Data. SU, Shushufindi: 3 ♂♂, Limoncocha, Thorn Palm Swamp   GoogleMaps “on Río Napo ” (-0.4000, -76.6167, 269m), 26 xi 1980, leg. MJW, det. DRP [FSCA].

Coryphaeschna huaorania Tennessen, 2001 . Publ. Recs. ECU: ( Paulson 2004a) (P11), (H14); MS: * Tennessen (2001 — Holotype & Allotype: [Patuca], [about 1 ml N], 43.4 km S of Sucua, large pond [about 5 km N of Mendez road jct] (-2.7283, -78.2700, 600m), 6 xi 1997, leg. TWD [FSCA]); NA: * Tennessen (2001); OR: * Tennessen (2001). Note: So far reported only from Ecuador.

Addl. Data. NA, Tena: 1 ♀, pool near Río Napo, 3.2 km E of Puerto Napo (-1.0456, -77.7467, 420m), 23 vii 1996, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; OR, Francisco de Orellana: 1 ♂, P. N.Y., pool near Río Sabaleto, 17 vii 1996, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, pond, Loreto Road   GoogleMaps , 11 km W of Río Payamino ferry [now bridge] (-0.4800, -77.0800, 300m), 18 xi 1997, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, 11.8 km W on Loreto Road, large pond (-0.4742, -77.0583, 285m), 18 xi 1997, leg. WFM, det. KJT [FSCA].

Coryphaeschna viriditas Calvert, 1952 . Publ. Recs. ECU: Paulson (1983), Tsuda (1986, 1991), (H06), (P11), (H14); GY: Calvert (1956); LJ: * Campos (1925 —as C. virens ). Also BOL, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, VEN, SUR: (H06), Paulson (2009); plus TTO: (P11).

Addl. Data. PA, Pastaza: 1 ♀, old road to Tena, 22 km E of Puyo, 2 m wide polluted stream bordered by forest and cutover area (-1.424, -77.874), date not provided; data provided by WAH & DLW.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Odonata

Family

Aeshnidae

GBIF Dataset (for parent article) Darwin Core Archive (for parent article) View in SIBiLS Plain XML RDF