Perissolestes castor (Kennedy, 1937)
Perilestes castor
Perissolestes cornutus (Selys, 1886)
P. pollux
P. pollux
Perissolestes klugi Kennedy, 1941
Perissolestes remus Kennedy, 1941
Perissolestes romulus Kennedy, 1941
Perilestes kahli
A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador
Mauffray, William F.
Tennessen, Kenneth J.
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-03
4628
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63KYC
Hagen in Selys, 1862
Hagen in Selys
1862
[151,514,1124,1151]
Insecta
Perilestidae
Perilestes
Animalia
Odonata
92
93
Arthropoda
genus
Only one of the eight species of this genus is reported for Ecuador( Fig. 50). Species identification is based on Kennedy (1941a). Habitat appears to be slow, almost pooled stretches of small shaded streams, although very little is known of the biology. Perilestes kahli Williamson & Williamson, 1924. Publ. Recs. ECU: Tsuda (1986, 1991), Paulson (1983), Daigle (2005), (P11), (H14); NA: * Kennedy (1937b); OR: von Ellenrieder & Garrison (2011). Also BOL, BRA, VEN: (H08), (P11); plus COL: P&P (2011) and SUR: (P16). Addl. Data. NA, Tena: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Río Chinchipino ( -1.0728, -77.5864, 385m), 13 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, same data but leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, same data but 10 x 2009[KJT]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Jatun Yacu, Río Napowatershed ( -1.0167, -77.8333, 700m), xii 1934, leg. WCM, det. CHK [UMMZ]; 1 ♀, Río Jatunyacu, Ilupulin Creek(vicinity of Napo) ( -1.0167, -77.8333, 700m), i 1935, leg. W. Clarke-Macintyre, det. CHK [UMMZ]; OR, Franciscode Orellana: 1 ♀, S side of Río Napo, across from La Selva, streams in hill forest, 13 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀, P.N.Y., 1.8 kmW of Waorani Reserve Road on Markus Oil Co RoadPC 29-30, small stream ( -0.6861, -76.4726, 200m), 16 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, QZAC, USNM]; 1 ♂, P.N.Y., stream, ( -0.7003, -76.4764, 200m), 16 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [SWD]; 1 ♂, small streams and forest trails 12 kmE of Loreto, 2+ km S of Hwy.45 ( -0.6217, -77.2600, 365m), 12 x 2009, leg. & det JTJ [JTJ]; 1 ♀, T. B.S., USFQ, stream crossing Matapalotrail at marker 450 [in tandem with ♂, Perissolestes romulus] ( -0.6369, -76.1466, 245 m), 14 i 2009, leg. & det. RWG & NVE [NVE]; 1 ♀, Reserva Etnica Waorani, 1 kmS Onkone Gare Camp( -0.6528, -76.4333, 220m), 4 x 1994, leg. T. Erwin, det.? [USNM]; 1 ♀, same data but 7 x 1994[USNM]; 1 ♂, same data but 9 x 1994[USNM]; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same data but 10 x 1994[USNM]; ZC, Nangaritza: 1 ♂, Mayaicu, Río Nangarizta( -4.0290, -78.6340, 900m), 2 v 1941, leg. D. Laddey, det. L. Gloyd, from UMMZ [RWG]. FIGURE 50. Perilestes kahli♂, ECUADOR, Napo Province, about 27 km E of Puerto Napo, Río Chinchipino, 10 x 2009, photo K. J. Tennessen. PerissolestesKennedy, 1941 Very similar to Perilestesin appearance ( Fig. 51) and reclusive behavior. Male cerci are white instead of the dark col- or of Perilestes. Five of the 11 species are recorded in Ecuador. For identification, see Kennedy (1937b, 1941a).
Perissolestes castor(Kennedy, 1937). Publ. Recs. ECU: Davies & Tobin (1984), Tsuda (1986, 1991), Paulson (1983), Steinmann (1997a—as “ Perilestes castor”), (H08), (P11), (H14); PA:*Kennedy (1937b—Holotype: [ Santa Clara], “Oriente, Río Napowatershed, El Partidero, Río Anzu”, 14 xi 1935, leg. WCM, det. CHK, checked and data provided by RWG [UMMZ], Bridges (1993). Addl. Data. MS, LimónIndanza: 1 ♂, stream/waterfall, 25.3 kmN of Indanza, 9 xi 1997, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]. Note: Ecuadorendemic. Perissolestes cornutus(Selys, 1886). Publ. Recs. ECU: Davies & Tobin (1984), Paulson (1983), Tsuda (1986, 1991), Steinmann (1997a—as “ P. pollux”), (L05), (H08), (P11), (H14); NA:Kennedy (1937b—Holotype of P. pol- lux: “Río Jatun Yacu, Oriente” ( -1.0167, -77.8333, 700m), iii 1937, leg. WCM, det. CHK, data provided by RWG [UMMZ]), Bridges (1993), Garrison et al.(2003). Also BRA, PER: (L05), (H08), (P11); plus COL (P16). Addl. Data. NA, Tena: 1 ♂, J.S.B.S., rego comedor ( -1.0663, -77.6161, 455m), 3 xi 2014, leg. & det. ACRP [ACRP]; 1 ♂, same data but ( -1.0656, -77.6174, 390m,); OR, Franciscode Orellana: 1 ♀, P.N.Y., swamp (-0.6508, -76, 3558, 200m), 16 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD “?”[SWD]; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, T. B.S., TLE plot T-4, Sta.7, lot #2836, fog- ging canopy ( -0.6319, -76.1442, 220–250m), 19 vii 2002, leg. T. Erwinet. al., det. WFM [USNM]; Loreto: 1 ♂, Río Napowatershed, Concepcion( -1.6667, -77.4167, 400m), 30 xii 1939, leg. WCM, det. as P. polluxby CHK, data provided by RWG [UMMZ]; SU, Shushufindi: 2 ♂♂, La Selva Lodge; forest ( -0.4983, -76.3733, 200m), 23 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, same data but 24 xi 1997[SWD]; 1 ♂, same data but 25 xi 1997[SWD]; 2 ♂♂, about 3 kmNW Shushufindi( -0.1664, -76.6917, 290m), 14 x 2009, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]. Perissolestes klugiKennedy, 1941. Publ. Recs. ECU:(L05), (H08), (P11), (H14); SU: * Donnelly (1998). Also PER: (L05), (H08); plus BRA: (H08), (P11). Addl. Data. SU, Shushufindi: 1 ♂, La Selva Lodge; forest ( -0.4983, -76.3733, 200m), 23 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD [SWD]. Perissolestes remusKennedy, 1941. Publ. Recs. ECU: Paulson (1983), Davies & Tobin (1984), Tsuda (1986, 1991), Steinmann (1997a), (H08), (P11), (H14); SD: Kennedy (1941a—Holotype ♂: as “ Pichincha”, Santo Domingo de los Colorados, ca 15 kmeast, “Hacienda La Lorena” ( -0.3097, -79.0389, 700 m), 28 ii 1941, leg. DavidB. Laddey, det. CHK 1941, data provided by RWG [UMMZ]), Bridges (1993), Garrison et al.(2003). Note: No additional records have been added for this endemic species since its description nearly 80 years ago. Perissolestes romulusKennedy, 1941. Publ. Recs. ECU:(H08), (P11); OR: Daigle (1996), von Ellenrieder & Garrison (2011), (H14). Also PER: (H08), (P11). Addl. Data. OR, Franciscode Orellana: 1 ♂, stream, 3.6 kmN of station on main road, YasuniPreserve, 18 vii 1996, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 1 ♂, stream 1.8 kmfrom main road on PC 29-30 road, YasuniPreserve, 18 vii 1996, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 2 ♂♂, stream at Waoraniroad MP 2.0 cutoff, 16 xi 1997, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 1 ♂, stream, road to Waorani Reserve, 3.6 kmS of Yasuni Sci. Res. Sta., 10 vi 1995, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, same data but 18 vii 1996[KJT]; 2 ♂♂, stream, 5.1 kmdown road to Waorani Reserve, P.N.Y., 16 xi 1997, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, P.N.Y., km 46 on Waorani Reserve Roadsmall forested stream (-0.65, -76.45, 244m), 16 xi 97, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 1 ♂, P.N.Y., 1.8 kmW of Waorani Reserve Road on Markus Oil Co RoadPC 29-30, small stream ( -0.6861, -76.4726, 200m), 16 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 4 ♂♂, T. B.S., USFQ, stream crossing Matapalotrail at marker 450 [one ♂, in tandem with female Perilestes kahli] ( -0.6369, -76.1458, 245 m), 14 i 2009, leg. & det. RWG & NVE [NVE, RWG, USFQ]; 3 ♂♂, same data but 15 i 2009[NMNHL, RWG]; 1 ♂, same data but 18 i 2009[NVE]; 4 ♂♂, La Selva, 100 kmE Coca, streams in hill forest S of Napo River(-0.54, -76.54, 262m), 13 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [SWD, RWG].