Neoerythromma Kennedy, 1920

Of the two species in this genus, one occurs in Ecuador. The bright yellow face is distinctive; the thorax is blue on the sides with black stripes and the abdomen is mostly black with the tip blue (Fig. 25). Habitat consists of small, clear, open lakes and ponds with floating vegetation. See Williamson & Williamson (1930b) and González-Soriano et al. (2004) for identification.

* Neoerythromma cultellatum (Hagen in Selys, 1876) . Publ. Recs. CEN, VEN: (H08), (P11), (H14). plus COL: (P&P).

Addl. Data. MN, Bolivar: 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, 4 km W Calceta, lake margin, 20 x 1978, leg. J. Anderson, det.? [USNM]; El Carmen: 2 ♂♂, borrow pit lake, 18 km NW of El Carmen (-0.1350, -79.5797, 185m), 2 iii 2010, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀, same data but leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; 7 ♂♂, 4 cop. pairs, same data but leg. & det. KJT [FSCA, KJT]; Sucre: 1 ♀, 39 km E Bahia de Caraquez, 9 v 1975, leg. P. Spangler, det.? [USNM].