A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador
Author
Mauffray, William F.
Author
Tennessen, Kenneth J.
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Erythemis
Hagen, 1861
Of the ten species in this genus, all eight that occur in South America have been recorded in
Ecuador
. See
Kennedy (1923)
and
Williamson (1923b)
for species identification. Adults are medium to large with diverse body coloration, including green, red, orange, brown and black (
Figs. 94a & b
). The habitats are mostly lentic, including ponds, lake edges and marshes, but they can be found also in slow streams.
FIGURE 93.
Elga leptostyla
♀, BRAZIL, Río de Janeiro State, Reserva Ecologica de Guapiacu (REGUA), 50m from the stream at the edge of the trail, 15 i 2015; photo B. Guillon
Erythemis attala
(Selys, 1857)
. Publ Recs.
ECU:
Ris (1911b)
,
Maria (1938)
,
Paulson (1983)
,
Tsuda (1986
,
1991
), (H06), (P11), (H14);
CR
: *
Calvert (1906)
,
Campos (1922)
;
EO
:
Campos (1927)
;
GY
: *
Calvert (1906)
,
Campos (1922
,
1931
),
Palacino-Rodríguez
et al.
(2015)
;
LR
: *
Calvert (1906)
,
Campos (1922)
;
MN
:
Ris (1911b)
. Also in ARG, BOL, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, SUR, VEN, URY: (H06), (P11).
Addl. Data.
EO
,
Santa Rosa
:
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
, pond,
12 km
E of Arenillas, Hwy. 25 (
-3.5244
,
-79.9831
,
30m
),
9 iv 2008
, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];
GY, Daule:
1 ♂
, Daule, date?, leg. F. Campos, det.? [USNM];
Duran:
1 ♀
, Duran (-2.17, -79.83,
9m
),
12 ii 1911
, leg. S. Rhoads, leg.? [ANSP];
LR
,
Buena Fé
: 1 cop. pair,
3 ♂♂
, as “Pinchincha,” Río Palenque Biological Station,
47 km
S of Santo Domingo de los Colorados (
-0.5864
,
-79.3647
,
150m
),
8 x 1988
, leg. & det. SWD [JJD, KJT, SWD, USNM];
1 ♂
, [Patricia Pilar], just S at Reserva Palenque [about
47 km
S of Santo Domingo] (-0.66, -79.26,
110m
),
9 x 1988
, leg. & det. SWD [FSCA, SWD];
OR
,
Francisco
de
Orellana
:
1 ♂
,
Lake Teracoa
,
26 viii 1980
, leg. & det. SWD [UTIC];
1 ♂
, same data but
9 vii 1983
, leg.
T. & P. Gantenbein
, det. RWG [CSCA];
SU
,
Shushufindi
:
3 ♂♂
,
Limoncocha
,
Río
Napo
(
-0.4000
,
-76.6167
,
269m
),
6–21 xi 1980
, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA];
2 ♂♂
, same data but
23 viii 1980
, leg. & det. SWD [SWD];
1 ♂
, same data but edge of clearing,
11 viii 1972
, leg.
E. Stiles
, det. DRP [DRP];
2 ♂♂
, same data but lakeshore,
24 vii 1977
, leg. & det. DRP [DRP];
1 ♂
,
La Selva
,
100 km
E of Coca
,
Garzacocha
,
12 x 1988
, leg. & det. SWD [UTIC].
FIGURE 94
a.
Erythemis peruviana
♂, ECUADOR, Orellana Prov., pond, SW of Shushufindi, 14 v 2009; photo K. J. Tennes- sen.
FIGURE 94b.
Erythemis vesiculosa
♂, ECUADOR, Los Ríos Prov., small stream ca. 25 km E of Babahoyo, 7 iii 2010; photo by K. J. Tennessen.
Erythemis carmelita
Williamson, 1923
. Publ. Recs. SU: *
Dunkle (1981)
. Also BRA COL, PER, VEN: (H06), (P11).
Addl. Data.
SU
,
Shushufindi
:
2 ♂♂
,
Limoncocha
,
Río
Napo
(
-0.4000
,
-76.6167
,
269m
),
6 xi 1980
, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA];
1 ♂
, same data but
8 xi 1980
[FSCA];
1 ♂
, same data but
25 xi 1980
[FSCA];
1 ♂
, same data but N end of boat dock,
22 viii 1980
, leg. & det. SWD [SWD];
1 ♀
, same data but
25 viii 1980
[SWD].
*
Erythemis credula
(
Hagen, 1861
)
. Publ. Recs.
ECU:
(H14). Also ARG, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, GUY, SUR, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus BOL: (H06); and TTO: (P11).
Addl. Data.
PC, San Miguel Bancos:
1 ♀
, Mindo (
1500m
),
24 i 1994
, leg. & det.? [QZAC];
OR
,
Francisco
de
Orellana
:
1 ♂
, pond,
Loreto
Road
,
12.3 km
W jct. with
Coca Road
(
-0.4750
,
-77.0747
,
290m
),
13 vi 1995
, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];
1 ♂
, same data but leg. & det. SWD [SWD];
2 ♂♂
, pond,
Loreto
Road,
11.8 km
W of Río Payamino
ferry (
0.4752
,
-77.0583
,
285m
),
18 xi 1997
, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];
1 ♂
, same data but leg. & det. WFM [FSCA];
Anangu SE
across
Río
Napo
from Providencia Lago Anangu “on Río
Napo
” (
-0.5213
,
-76.4361
,
300m
),
9 v 1975
, leg.
T. Emmel
, det.? [FSCA];
1 ♂
, same data but leg.
B. Drummond
III, det.? [FSCA].
Erythemis haematogastra
(
Burmeister, 1839
)
. Publ. Recs.
ECU:
Maria (1938)
,
Paulson (2011)
, (H14);
CR:
*
Calvert (1906)
,
Campos (1922)
;
EO:
Campos (1927)
;
GY:
*
Calvert (1906)
;
Ris (1911b)
,
Campos (1922)
;
LR:
*
Campos (1922)
;
OR
: Tennesen (1998),
von Ellenrieder & Garrison (2011)
,
Palacino-Rodríguez (2011
—as “
Napo
”). Also in BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, SUR, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus ARG: (H06); and TTO: (P11).
Addl. Data.
LR, Babahoyo:
Babahoyo (-1.80, -79.53,
10m
), date?, leg. F Campos, det. P. Calvert [FSCA];
OR
,
Francisco
de
Orellana
:
1 ♂
, [
La Nueva Esperanza
] [across Río
Napo
from], near
Primavera
“Limoncocha”,
Río
Napo
&
Lake Taracoa
(-0.45, -76.77,
300m
),
27 vii 1977
, leg. DRP &
S. Hills
, det. DRP (DRP);
3 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
, same data but
26 viii 1980
, leg. & det. SWD [KJT, SWD];
3 ♂♂
, same data but
4 xi 1980
, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA];
2 ♂♂
, P.N.Y.,
2.1 km
E of Yasuni Biological Research Sta.
, pond and swamp, (
-0.6741
,
-76.3685
,
245m
),
15 xi 1997
, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, QZAC];
1 ♂
, P.N.Y., small stream at km 38 on
Yasuni
Road (
-0.6333
,
- 76.5000
),
12 vi 1995
, leg. & det. SWD [SWD];
1 ♂
, pond on Coca-Loreto road (
-0.4800
,
-77.0800
,
300m
),
18 xi 1997
, leg. & det. TWD [SWD];
La Joya
de los Sachas:
1 ♂
,
La Joya
de los
Sachas, E
, pond (
-0.2202
,
-76.6987
,
260m
),
29 x 2013
, leg. & det. CDK [FSCA];
SU,
Shushufindi
:
1 ♀
,
Limoncocha
,
Río
Napo
(
-0.4000
,
-76.6167
,
290m
),
3–16 vi 1977
, leg.
P. Spangler
&
D. Givens
, det.? [USNM];
2 ♂♂
, same data but
14 xi 1980
, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA];
3 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
, same data but forest edge & swamp,
25–26 vii 1977
, leg. & det. DRP [DRP];
2 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
,
La Selva
,
Garzacocha
,
100 km
E Coca
,
12 x 1988
, leg. & det. SWD [FSCA, SWD];
1 ♀
,
Shushufindi, SW
, pond (
-0.2201
,
-76.6988
),
29 x 2013
, leg. & det. KJT [FSCA].
Erythemis mithroides
(Brauer, 1900)
. Publ. Recs.
ECU:
(H14);
SU:
*
Dunkle (1981)
. Also BOL, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, SUR, TTO, VEN: (H06), (P11).
Addl. Data.
EO
,
Santa Rosa
:
1 ♂
, pond,
12 km
E of Arenillas, Hwy. 25 (
-3.5244
,
-79.9831
,
30m
),
9 iv 2008
, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];
LR
,
Quevedo
:
1 ♀
, Pichilingue Río Palenque (-1.10, -79.48,
65m
),
2 ii 1955
, leg. E Schlinger, det.? [FSCA];
SU
,
Shushufindi
:
1 ♂
,
Limoncocha
,
Río
Napo
(
-0.4000
,
-76.6167
,
269m
),
4 xi 1980
, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA];
1 ♂
, same data but
27 viii 1980
, leg. & det. SWD [SWD];
2 ♂♂
,
La Selva
,
Garzacocha
,
100 km
E Coca
,
12 x 1988
, leg. & det. SWD [FSCA, SWD].
Erythemis peruviana
(
Rambur, 1842
)
. Publ. Recs.
ECU:
Maria (1938)
,
Paulson (1983)
,
Tsuda (1986
,
1991
), (H06), (P11), (H14);
CR:
*
Calvert (1906)
,
Campos (1922)
;
EO:
Campos (1927)
;
GY:
*
Calvert (1906)
,
Ris (1911b)
,
Campos (1922)
;
NA
:
Ris (1911b)
. Also in ARG BOL, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, SUR, TTO, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus TTO: (P11).
Addl. Data.
EO
,
Santa Rosa
:
1 ♂
, pond,
12 km
E of Arenillas, Hwy. 25 (
-3.5244
,
-79.9831
,
30m
),
9 iv 2008
, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];
GY, Guayaquil:
5 ♂♂
, Guayaquil (-2.20, -79.90,
8m
), ii, iv & viii, leg. F. Campos, det.? [FSCA];
Daule:
1 ♂
, Nobol,
5.5 km
N,
1 xii 1978
, leg. P. Spangler & J. Anderson, det.? [USNM];
Yaguachi:
2 ♀♀
, Casiguana, date?, leg. F. Campos, det.? [USNM];
LR, Babahoyo:
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
, swamp at Babahoyo,
21 vi 1975
, leg. J. Cohen, A. & M. Langley, det.? [USNM];
1 ♂
,
20 km
N Babahoyo,
22 vi 1975
, leg. J. Cohen, A. & M. Langley, det.? [USNM];
OR
,
Francisco
de
Orellana
:
1 ♂
, 1 cop. pair, trib. of
Río Payamino
, road to
Loreto
,
1.7 km
W of jct. with
Coca
Road
(
-0.4367
,
-77.0017
,
258m
),
13 vi 1995
, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];
2 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
, same data but leg. & det. WFM [LSAM, QZAC, USNM];
1 ♂
, same data but leg. & det. SWD [SWD];
2 ♂♂
, same data but
18 xi 1997
[QZAC, USNM];
2 ♂♂
, same data but leg. & det. TWD [SWD];
2 ♂♂
, same data but leg. & det. JJD [JJD];
1 ♀
, same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT];
PC, San Miguel Bancos
:
1 ♂
, Mindo,
7 viii 1994
, leg. & det.? [QZAC];
SD
:
1 ♂
, Palmeras,
26 xi 1988
, leg. & det.? [QZAC];
SU,
Shushufindi
:
1 ♀
, Limoncocha,
Río
Napo
(
-0.4000
,
-76.6167
,
269m
),
1 ♂
, same data but
22 viii 1971
, leg.
D. Pearson
, det. DRP [DRP];
1 ♀
, same data but
31 xii 1973
, leg.
B. Drummond
III, det. KWK [FSCA];
♀
, same data but
11–16 v 1975
[FSCA];
2 ♂♂
, same but leg.
T. Emmel
[FSCA];
2 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
, same data but
3–16 vi 1977
, leg.
P. Spangler
&
D. Givens
, det.? [USNM];
1 ♂
,
3 ♀♀
, same data but
27 viii 1980
, leg. & det. SWD [KJT, SWD];
5 ♂♂
,
4 ♀♀
, same data but
31 x 1980
, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA];
11 ♂♂
,
6 ♀♀
, same data but
1–29 xi 1980
[FSCA];
1 ♀
, same data but lake edge,
5 vii 1971
, leg.
D. Pearson
, det. DRP [DRP].
Erythemis plebeja
(
Burmeister, 1839
)
. Publ. Recs.
ECU:
Paulson (1983)
,
Tsuda (1986
,
1991
), (H06), (P11), (H14);
CR
: *
Calvert (1906)
,
Campos (1922)
;
CB
:
Campos (1922)
;
EO
:
Campos (1927)
;
GY
: *
Calvert (1906)
,
Ris (1911b)
,
Campos (1922)
;
LR
: *
Calvert (1906)
,
Campos (1922)
. Also ARG, BOL, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY PER, SUR, VEN: (H06), (P11); Plus TTO: (P11).
Addl. Data.
CN
,
La Troncal:
[FSCA];
ES,
Esmeraldas
:
[DRP];
GY, Duran:
[FSCA, USNM];
Guayaquil:
[ANSP, FSCA, USNM];
Naranjal:
[FSCA];
Samborondon:
[UTIC];
IM, Ibarra:
[FSCA];
LR
,
Babahoyo:
[USNM];
Buena Fé:
[UTIC];
NA
,
Tena:
[FSCA, UTIC, KJT, LSAM, QZAC];
SD:
[FSCA];
SU
,
Shushufindi:
[FSCA].
FIGURE 95a.
Erythrodiplax fusca
♂, ECUADOR, Orellana Province, pond, road SW of Loreto, 2 xi 2013; photo K. J. Ten- nessen.
Erythemis vesiculosa
(Fabricius, 1775)
. Publ. Recs.
ECU:
Paulson (1983)
,
Tsuda (1986
,
1991
—as
Lepthemis vesiculosa
), (H06), (P11), (H14);
CR:
*
Campos (1900)
,
Calvert (1906
—as
L. vesiculosa
),
Campos (1922
—as
L. vesiculosa
);
CB
:
Campos (1922
—as
L. vesiculosa
);
EO
:
Campos (1927)
;
ES
:
Campos (1922
—as
L. vesiculosa
);
GA
:
Muddeman (2007)
;
GY
: *
Campos (1900
as
L. vesiculosa
),
Calvert (1906
—as
L. vesiculosa
),
Ris (1911b—as
L. vesiculosa
),
Campos (1922
—as
L. vesiculosa
);
LR
:
Calvert (1906
—as
L. vesiculosa
),
Campos (1922
—as
L. vesiculosa
). Also in ARG, BOL, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, SUR, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus TTO: (P11).
Addl. Data.
EO, Piñas:
[ACRP];
Santa Rosa:
[KJT];
ES
,
San Lorenzo:
[QZAC];
GA, Isabela:
[USNM];
San Cristóbal
:
[ACRP];
GY, Duran:
[ANSP];
Guayaquil:
[ANSP, FSCA, USNM];
Naranjal
[FSCA];
LR, Babahoyo:
[USNM];
Montalvo:
[JJD];
MN
,
El Carmen:
[QZAC];
Sucre:
[QZAC];
NA
,
Tena:
[UTIC];
OR
,
Francisco de Orellana:
[KJT];
SE,
Santa Elena
:
[USNM];
SD
: [LSAM];
SU
,
Shushufindi:
[FSCA, UTIC].