Oxyallagma dissidens (Selys, 1876)

Bota, Cornelio Andrés, 2014, A brief look at the Odonata from the Páramo ecosystems in Colombia, with the descriptions of Oxyallagma colombianum sp. nov. and Rhionaeschna caligo sp. nov. (Odonata: Coenagrionidae, Aeshnidae, Libellulidae), Zootaxa 3856 (2), pp. 192-210 : 199

Oxyallagma dissidens (Selys, 1876)

Figs. 4 c (Female, Postero dorsal view), 4d (Male, Habitus)

Examined material. 2 ♂ & 2 ♀): 1 ♀, Nariño: Municipality of Pasto: Corregimiento El Encano: Laguna La Cocha: N 1°7'1,6" W 77°15'57" 2990 m, 30.viii.2012, Leg: C. Moreno & C. Bota. 1 ♂, Cauca : Municipality of Silvia: town border: N 2°37'2,9" W 76°22'22" 2550 m, 26.viii.2012, Leg: C. Moreno & C. Bota. 1 ♂ & 1 ♀, Ecuador: Tungurahua: Municipality of Baños: San Vicente: S 1°1'59" W 78°37'59" 1700 m, 1.vi.1939, Leg: William Clarke McIntyre.

Remarks. This is the first record of the species O. dissidens in Colombia, expanding its known distribution three degrees north. This species was not observed in páramo ecosystems.

Figures

FIGURE 4. (a) Ischnura ramburii female (Páramo El Morro). (b) Oxyallagma colombianum, teneral male (Antioquia, Labores). Oxyallagma dissidens: (c) Female (Nariño, La Cocha); (d) Male (Cauca, Silvia).