Cannaphila Kirby, 1889

Mauffray, William F. & Tennessen, Kenneth J., 2019, A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador, Zootaxa 4628 (1), pp. 1-265 : 152

Cannaphila Kirby, 1889

A genus of only three species, two of which occur in Ecuador. The most recent diagnosis was by Donnelly (1992). Cannaphila are medium-sized dragonflies ( Fig. 88a & b ) that occupy muddy seepage areas of small slow streams, usually partly shaded, from low to medium elevations.

Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992. Publ. Recs. ECU: (H14). Also CEN, COL (P16).

Addl. Data. ES, Quinindé: 1 ♀, road from Las Golondrinas to Canande Reserve, 30 km NE Quininde, drain- age pond for palm oil plantation, with small stream outflow (0.4669, -79.2336), no date provided, data provided by WAH & DLW; 1 ♂, small gravel stream in forest, 38 km NE of Quininde, tributary of Río Hoja Blanca (-0.5455, -79.2007), date not provided, data provided by WAH & DLW.

Cannaphila vibex ( Hagen, 1861) . Publ. Recs. ECU: * Calvert (1909 —“teste Ris in Litt”), Racenis (1954), Paulson (1983), Tsuda (1986, 1991), (H06), (P11), (H14); BO: Ris (1910); CR: Campos (1922 —as Leptetrum merida ); CB: Campos (1922 —as L. merida ); ES: Ris (1910), Daigle et al. (1997); GY: Ris (1910), Campos (1922 —as L. merida ); NA: Ris (1910), Tennessen (1996b); OR: von Ellenrieder & Garrison (2011); ZC: Ris (1910). Also ARG, BOL, BRA, CEN, COL, PER, VEN: (H06), (P11).

Addl. Data. CB, Alausí: [FSCA]; Camada: [FSCA]; BO, San Miguel: [ANSP]; CT, Sigchos: [QZAC]; EO, Piñas: [ACRP] ES, San Lorenzo: [FSCA, JJD, KJT, LSAM, QZAC, USNM]; GY, Naranjal: [ANSP, FSCA]; IM, Cotacachi: [FSCA, KJT, USFQ]; Ibarra: [KJT, QZAC]; San Miguel Urcuq: [SWD]; LJ, Loja: [FSCA, JTJ]; LR, Buena Fé: [DRP]; MS, Gualaquiza: [ANSP, FSCA]; Huamboya: [FSCA, TWD, USNM]; Limón Indanza: [FSCA, KJT]; Logrono: [FSCA]; Morona: [FSCA, QZAC, TWD, USNM]; NA, Archidona: [FSCA, UTIC, KJT, LSAM, QZAC, RWG, SWD, USNM]; El Chaco: [FSCA, UTIC, KJT, SWD]; Quijos: [FSCA, UTIC, JJD, KJT, LSAM, QZAC, TWD, USNM]; Tena: [LSAM, QZAC]; OR, Francisco de Orellana: [RWG, NVE, TWD, USFQ]; Loreto: [FSCA, KJT]; PA, Mera: [FSCA, JTJ]; Pastaza: [FSCA, SWD]; PC, San Miguel de los Bancos: [FSCA, USFQ]; Quito: [USNM]; SD: [DRP, FSCA, UTIC, USNM]; SU, Gonzalo Pizarro: [QZAC]; Shushufindi: [DRP, FSCA, KJT, SWD]; TU, Baños: [FSCA, QZAC]; ZC, Yantzaza: [FSCA, QZAC, USNM]; Zamora: [JTJ].

Figures

FIGURE 88a. ♂, Cannaphila vibex, ECUADOR, Bolivar Prov., stream E of Caluma, 6 iii 2010; photo K. J. Tennessen.