A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador
Author
Mauffray, William F.
Author
Tennessen, Kenneth J.
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Heteropodagrion
Selys, 1885
A poorly known genus; with five species recorded for
Ecuador
; the group is in need of further study. See
Garrison & von Ellenrieder (2005)
,
Pérez-Gutiérrez & Montes-Fontalvo (2011c)
and
Daigle (2014)
for identification. Adults perch for most of the day in dark shade with wings together (
Fig. 45
), being difficult to spot. Nymphs live in sheet flow on nearly vertical rocks at the edges of small, forested, mountainous streams (Tennessen 2010).
FIGURE 44.
Oxystigma petiolatum
, ♂: Guyana, East Berbice-Corentyne Region, narrow sandy blackwater stream with swampy area and roadside pool, about 5 km from camp by logging camp, 29 ix 2014; photo N. von Ellenrieder.
*
Heteropodagrion croizati
Pérez-Gutiérrez & Montes-Fontalvo, 2011
. Publ. Recs. COL Pérez- Gutiérrez & Montes-Fontalvo (2011c).
Addl. Data.
NA, Tena:
Road to Pulini,
21 km
SE of Tena,
1.8 km
S of road junction, small forest stream, sand and mud with deep holes, over steep-walled creek in forest (
-1.0820
,
-77.6500
,
415m
),
22 i 2011
, leg. R. Vargus, WAH & Fred Morrison, det. KJT [WAH].
Heteropodagrion nigripes
Daigle, 2014
. Publ. Recs. *
Daigle (2014
—
Holotype
♂
:
MS
,
Limón
Indanza
: stream, Hwy. 45,
25.3 km
N of Indanza (
-2.8570
,
-78.3700
,
810m
),
7 xi 1997
, leg. & det. JJD [FSCA];
Huamboya:
*
Daigle (2014)
;
Morona:
*
Daigle (2014)
;
PA, Mera:
*
Daigle (2014)
.
Heteropodagrion sanguinipes
Selys. 1885
. Publ. Recs.
ECU
: (*
Selys 1885
—
Holotype
♀
: lost,
Syntypes
“Quito”
2 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
, [
Quito
], Quito (-0.2167, -78.5,
2763m
), leg.? [IRSNB]),
Bridges (1993
—Type-?), Karsch (1891a—as
Neuragrion mysticum
, Type L=
Ecuador
),
Bridges (1993)
,
Paulson (1983)
,
Davies & Tobin (1984)
,
Tsuda (1986
,
1991
), Steinmann (1997a—also as “
N. mysticum
”), (P11), (H14—also as
N. mysticum
); Cotapaxi Province:
Garrison & von Ellenrieder (2005)
;
PC
: Selys (1886),
Kirby (1890)
,
Campos (1922)
,
Garrison & von Ellenrieder (2005)
SD
: Tennessen (2010—nymph description).
Addl. Data.
CT, Pangua:
2 ♂♂
,
75 km
E of Quevedo, spring seep (-0.93, -79.22, about
900m
),
12 v 1975
, leg. P. J. Spangler, det. RWG [USNM];
Sigchos:
11 ♂♂
,
4 ♀♀
, San Francisco de las Pampas Otonga Reserve, Orillas del Río Las Damas (-0.42, -79.0,
1600m
),
2 ii 1999
, leg. L. Torres, det. JJD [QZAC];
2 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
, same data but
5 ii 1999
[QZAC];
1 ♂
, same data but
12 iii 1999
[QZAC];
2 ♂♂
, same data but
19 iii 1999
[QZAC];
1 ♀
, same data but Orillas del Río
Esmeraldas
(-0.43, -79.0,
1400m
),
6 ii 1999
, leg. E. Tapia, det. JJD [QZAC];
2 ♂♂
, same data but forest of Mr. Tapia property,
14 v 1999
, leg. E. Tapia [QZAC];
1 ♀
, same data but in station near tube of water (-0.42, -79.0,
1800m
),
24 v 1999
, leg. L. Torres, det.? [QZAC];
1 ♂
, same data but in station near the small house,
30 iv 1999
, leg. T. Enriquez, det.? [QZAC];
2 ♂♂
, same data but on border of Las Damas River (-0.42, -
79.0W
,
1450m
),
30 iv 1999
, leg. L. Torres, det.? [QZAC];
1 ♂
, same data but on road at
6 m
of Z River (
1500m
),
1 v 1999
[QZAC];
PC
,
Mejía:
1 ♀
, Cornejo Astorga,
3.5 km
W, stream (
-0.0556
,
-78.7714
,
1520m
),
16 vii 1977
, leg. DRP, det. RWG [DRP];
San Miguel Bancos
:
10 ♂♂
,
2.3 km
S of Tandayapa (
-0.0144
,
-78.6803
,
1250m
),
6 ix 1990
, leg. OSF, det. SWD [RWG, SWD, USNM];
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
, Tandayapa, spring trickle in secondary forest (
-0.0167
,
-78.7667
,
1700m
),
6 v 2009
, leg. & det. WAH [RWG];
1 ♀
, Mindo, Bosque Protector Mindo Nambillo (
-0.0556
,
-78.7714
,
1244m
),
28 i 2009
, leg. & det. RWG & NVE [RWG];
SD:
2 ♂♂
, about
84 km
SW of Quito, Chiriboga Road,
9 vii 1990
, leg. OSF, det. SWD [USNM];
1 ♂
, stream, Hwy. E30 at km marker 61, E of La Unión del Toachi (-0.5003, -78.8700, 1210m), 26 ii 2010, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 4 ♂♂, same data but 27 ii 2010 [KJT]; 2 ♂♂, same data but 25 ii 2010, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; 1 ♂, same but, 26 ii 2010 [JTJ]; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, same data but 27 ii 2010; leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 2 ♂♂, same data but leg. & det. JJD [FSCA]; 1 ♂, small waterfall stream, km marker 70.5, E of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Hwy. E30 (-0.3139, -78.9417, 910m), 27 ii 2010, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂, same data but leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, same data but leg. & det. JJD [JTJ].
Note: Endemic to Ecuador’s Pacific slope.
FIGURE 45.
Heteropodagrion sanguinipes
♂, ECUADOR, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Prov., small stream near km marker 71, E of Alluriquin, 27 ii 2010; photo K. J. Tennessen.
*
Heteropodagrion superbum
Ris, 1918
. Publ. Recs. COL (
Ris 1918
); plus PAN (H08).
Addl. Data.
BO, Caluma:
2 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
, Caluma,
11 km
E of stream, waterfall (
-1.5764
,
-79.1919
,
890m
),
5 iii 2010
, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];
PC, Mejía
:
1 ♂
, Manuel Cornejo,
2.3 km
S of Tandapi, waterfalls (-0.43, -78.78,
1738m
),
6 x 1990
, leg. OSF, det. JJD [FSCA].
Note: Garrison
et al.
(2010) suggested that
H. superbum
may be a junior synonym of
H. sanguinipes
. We elect to retain it here as a valid species until further studies warrant otherwise.
Heteropodagrion varipes
Daigle, 2014
.
MS, Morona:
Daigle (2014
—
Holotype
♂
, Macas
20.3 km
W on Gua- mote Rd,
0.6 km
W on Río Albanico, two rocky waterfall streams (
-2.2475
,
-78.2067
,
1536m
),
18 ix 05
, leg. JJD [FSCA]). Note: All known specimens were collected along the road between Macas and Guamote at small waterfalls.
Heteropodagrion
unresolved: CT, Pujili:
2 ♂♂
,
75 km
E of
Quevedo
, spring seep (
-0.9333
,
-79.2167
,
900m
),
12 v 1975
, leg.
P.J. Spangler
, det. RWG [USNM];
1 ♂
,
66 km
E of Quevedo
, spring seep (-1.02, -79.48,
1325m
),
15 i 1978
, leg.
P. J. Spangler
et al., det. RWG [USNM];
PA,
Mera
:
1 ♂
,
Abitagua
,
Río
Pastaza
watershed (-1.45, -78.15,
1200m
),
2 x 1936
, leg. WCM, det. RWG [UMMZ];
1 ♂
,
Abitagua
, on playa of
Pastaza
at mouth of
Río
Guiller- mina (-1.45, -78.15,
1200m
),
3 vii 1941
, leg. WCM, det. RWG [USNM];
2 ♂♂
,
Abitagua
,
Mayorga’s
playa (-1.45, -78.15,
1200m
),
6 vi 1941
, leg. WCM, det. RWG [UMNZ].