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 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].