Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842 .

Publ. Recs. ECU: Tsuda (1986, 1991), Paulson (1983, 2011), Steinmann (1997a), (H14); GY: * Ris (1918), Campos (1922), EO: Campos (1927). Also CEN, COL, SUR, VEN: (H08), (P11); Plus TTO (P11).

Addl. Data. GY, Daule: 1 ♀, Daule (-1.85, -79.98, 9m), x 1987, leg. G. Onore, det. WFM [FSCA]; Guayaquil: 1 ♀, Puna Vieja (-2.97, -80.18, 30m), leg. F. Campos, det. MJW [ANSP]; 1 ♂, Guayaquil vicinity, iii 1911, leg. F. Campos, det. P. Calvert [FSCA]; 1 ♂, Isla Puna, Puerto Grande, ii 1936, leg. F. Campos, det. WFM [FSCA]; Naranjal: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, San Rafael, iii iv, leg. F. Campos, det. P. Calvert [FSCA]; LR, Urandeta: 1 ♂, ditches/pools 2.8 km E of Hwy. E25 from km marker 98 (-1.5217, -79.5000, 35m), 21 ii 2010, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; MN, El Carmen: 4 ♂♂, borrow pit lake, 18 km NW of El Carmen, 2 iii 2010, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; Pedernales: 1 ♂, small stream about 2 km E of Pedernales (0.0836, -80.0139, 90m), 28 ii 2010, leg. & det. KJT [KJT].

Note: A Pacific slope species, apparently at relatively low elevations. Campos (1922) listed three specimens as Lestes sp. from GY, Milagro: Hacienda Venecia de Chimbo. These specimens could not be located but were probably either L. forficula or L. tenuatus .