A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador Author Mauffray, William F. Author Tennessen, Kenneth J. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-03 4628 1 1 265 journal article 26210 10.11646/zootaxa.4628.1.1 3e77e5cf-7e8a-490d-a5f7-c571b90aea57 1175-5326 3335707 E4C2F52F-9A1A-4C55-B03B-C87B2B4C4676 Dasythemis Karsch, 1889 One of the four species of this genus occurs in Ecuador ( Fig. 89 ). See Ris (1910) for identification. Adults are slight of stature; they perch near partly shaded ponds and swamps. FIGURE 88 b. ♀, Cannaphila vibex, ECUADOR, Napo Prov., small stream <1 km E of Río Sardinas Grande, 24 x 2013; photo. K. J. Tennessen. Dasythemis esmeralda Ris, 1910 . Publ. Recs. ECU: Campos (1925) , Fraser (1946b) , Geijskes (1971) , Paulson (1983) , Davies & Tobin (1984) , Tsuda (1986 , 1991 ), Steinmann (1997b) , (H06), (P11), (H14); ES : * Ris (1910type series, 2 ♂♂ , Esmeralda, “from Selys”), Schmidt (1942) , Bridges (1993) ; OR : von Ellenrieder & Garrison (2011) ; SU : Donnelly (1998) . Also BOL, BRA, COL, GUF, PER, SUR, TTO, VEN: ( P11 ). Huamboya : 1 cop. pair, Macas, 58 km N on Hwy. 45 ( 70 km N of Sucua), roadside ditch and tribs. near Río Pasanac ( -1.9447 , -77.8536 , 762m ), 10 xi 1997 , leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; NA , Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola : 1 ♂ , [Ila], 49 km N of Puyo on road to Tena Río Anzu [mistakenly listed as “Río Pastaza ”] (-1.20, -77.87, 512m ), 26 x 1980 , leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; Tena : 1 ♂ , J.S.B.S., near Tena, clearing near stream ( 450m ), 19 vi 1994 , leg. A. Jaramilo, det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂ , same data but 16 x 1988 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 4 ♂♂ , 5.3 km E Puerto Napo on J.S.B.S. Road, Río Sinde ( -1.0500 , -77.7481 , 450m ), 16 x 1988 , leg. & det. SWD [RWG, SWD]; 1 ♂ , same data but 13 vii 1996 , leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 1 ♂ , Puerto Napo , 17.2 km E on J.S.B.S. road, pool near stream ( 340m ), 22 vii 1996 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; OR , Francisco de Orellana : 4 ♂♂ , seepage stream 2.1 km E of Yasuni station , Yasuni Preserve , 15 xi 1997 , leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 3 ♂♂ , swamp, P.N.Y. ( -0.6542 , -76.3542 , 200m ), 15 x 1997 , leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂ , P.N.Y., 8 km N of Waorani Road on Yasuni Road palm swamp just S of Río Bogi 2 Este , km marker 42.3 ( -0.6734 , -76.4397 ), 12 vi 1995 , leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 1 ♂ , P.N.Y., grassy semi-shaded pools/ stream, 5.6 km W Yasuni Road on PC 29-30 ( -0.7133 , -76.3000 , 200m ), 10 vi 1995 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♀ , pond, Loreto Road , 11.8 km W of Río Payamino ferry, 18 xi 1997 , leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 4 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ , T. B.S. , USFQ, Mauritia palm swamp off Guacamayo trail at marker 2100 ( -0.6331 , -76.1628 , 220m ), 20 i 2009 , leg. & det. RWG & NVE [NVE]; Loreto : 6 ♂♂ , Pano , 12 ix 1990 , leg. OSF, det.? [USNM]; 1 ♂ , streams and forest trails 12 km E of Loreto , 2+ km S of Hwy. 45 ( -0.6217 , -77.2600 , 365m ), 12 x 2009 , leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ , same data but 15 x 2009 [KJT, RWG]; 1 ♂ , same data but 15 x 2009 , leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; PA , Mera : 1 ♀ , Mera , 12 km W of Puyo , 5 ii 1976 , leg. P. Spangler , det.? [USNM]; SU , Cascales : 1 ♀ , 37 km W of Lago Agrio , river, 20 viii 1980 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; Lago Agrio : 1 ♀ , 2 km N. Lago Agrio , 26 ix 1975 , leg. A. Langley , det.? [USNM]; 2 ♀♀ , Santa Cecilia , Río Francisco de Orellana , 25–31 iii 1969 , leg. P & P Spangler , det.? [USNM]; 1 cop. pair, 26 km S of Lago Agrio , stream & marsh, 19 viii 1980 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; Shushufindi : 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 1 cop. pair, Limoncocha , Río Napo ( -0.4000 , -76.6167 , 269m ), 9 xi 1972 , leg. E. Stiles , det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂ , same data but 10 xi 1980 , leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 1 ♂ , 2 ♀♀ , La Selva Lodge , forest ( -0.4983 , -76.3733 , 200m ), 25 xi 1997 , leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 2 ♀♀ , stream about 3 km SW of Shushufindi ( -0.2136 , -76.6786 , 250m ), 12 v 2009 , leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂ , stream about 3 km NW of Shushufindi ( -0.1664 , -76.6917 , 290m ), 14 v 2009 , leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , same data but 14 x 2009 , leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ].