Tramea Hagen, 1861

Mauffray, William F. & Tennessen, Kenneth J., 2019, A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador, Zootaxa 4628 (1), pp. 1-265 : 203-205

Tramea Hagen, 1861

See Ris (1913) and De Marmels & Rácenis (1982) for species identification. Adults ( Fig. 114 ) perch in open areas near lentic habitats. Females oviposit in tandem. Four species of Tramea occur in Ecuador.

Tramea abdominalis ( Rambur, 1842) . Publ. Recs. ECU: (H06), (P11), (H14): GY: * Campos (1922); LR; * Campos (1922). Also ARG, BRA, CEN, COL, PRY, PER, TTO, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus SUR: (P11).

Addl. Data. ES, San Lorenzo: 1 ♂, pool, 36.5 km NW of Lita, near Urbina, 3 ii 1997, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; MS, Santiago: 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, [Patuca] [about 1 km N], 43.4 km S of Sucua, large pond [about 5 km N of Mendez road jct] (-2.7283, -78.2700, 600m), 6 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD; 2 ♂♂, same data but 7 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, QZAC]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, same data but 8 xi 1997; 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, 1 tan. pair, same data but leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, QZAC]; NA, Tena: 1 ♂, Puerto Napo, 23 km E, J.S. B.S., tropical wet forest (-1.07, -77.60, 450m), 18 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, J.S. B.S., Pond #14, 23 xi 1991, leg. E. McCallie, det.? [USNM]; 2 ♂♂, J.S. B.S., Pond #16A, 16–23 xi 1991, leg. B. Sharp, det.? [USNM]; 1 ♂, J.S. B.S., near Tena on building (450m), 20 vi 1994, leg. A. Jaramillo, det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂, Puerto Napo, 5.3 km E on Jatun Sacha Road, Río Sinde , swamp and pond approx. 1–2 km upstream (-1.0517, -77.7544, 450m), 13 vii 1996, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂, same data but 12 xi 1997, leg. WFM [FSCA, QZAC]; 1 ♀, same data but 15 vi 1995, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 cop. pair, pool near Río Napo, 3.2 km E of Puerto Napo (-1.0456, -77.7467, 420m), 23 vii 1996, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 tan. pair, same data but leg. & det. WFM [QZAC]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; OR, Francisco de Orellana: 1 ♀, P.N.Y., 6.2 km W of Yasuni Road on PC 29-30, pool/stream, 10 vi 1995, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; PC, San Miguel de los Bancos : 1 ♂, Mindo, Mindo Gardens Ecolodge, vegetated cement pond (-0.0270, -78.7560, 1330m), 3 ix 2018, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; SU, Shushufindi: 1 ♂, Limoncocha, Río Napo (-0.4000, -76.6167, 269m), 11 v 1975, leg. B. Drummond III, det. WFM [FSCA]; 11 ♂♂, 1 ♀, same data but 8–26 xi 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; ZC, Zamora: 1 ♂, tilapia ponds and small streams, Hosteria El Arenal, about 1 km S of Cumbaratza (-4.0017, -78.8753, 950m), 3 iv 2008, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ].

Tramea binotata ( Rambur, 1842) . Publ. Recs. ECU: *Navás (1923), Campos (1925), Maria (1938), Racenis (1954 —as Trapezostigma binotata ), Paulson (1983), Tsuda (1986, 1991), (H06), (P11), (H14); GY: Ris (1913b). Also ARG, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, PRY, PER, SUR, TTO, VEN: (H06), (P11).

Addl. Data. MS, Santiago: 1 ♀, [ Patuca ], [about 1 km N], 43.4 km S of Sucua, large pond [about 5 km N of Mendez road jct] (-2.75, -78.27, 488m), 7 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [QZAC]; 2 ♂♂, same data but 8 xi 1997 [FSCA, QZAC]; 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, same data but 6 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; NA, Tena : 2 ♂♂, Tena (500m), leg. F. Campos, det. MJW [ANSP]; 1 ♂, J. S.B. S., Pond #4, 14 xi 1991, leg. E. McCallie, det.? [USNM]; 1 ♂, J. S.B. S., near Tena , pond (450m), 18 vi 1994, leg. A. Jaramillo, det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂, Puerto Napo, 5.3 km E of Hwy. 45 on J.S.B.S. Road, Río Sinde (-1.0500, -77.7481, 450m), 22 vii 1996, leg. & det. WFM [LSAM]; 1 ♀, same data but 16 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, same data but 9 x 2009, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; 1 cop. pair, Puerto Napo, 31.7 km E of Hwy. 45 on J.S.B.S. Road , marshy area (-1.0572, -77.5923, 396m), 13 vii 1996, leg. & det. WFM [QZAC]; OR, Francisco de Orellana: 1 ♂, ditch, Yasuni Road , 20.5 km N of Sci. Res. Sta., 11 vi 1995, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, P.N.Y., 29 km N of Waorani Road on Yasuni Road , road- side ditch and pond (-0.4917, -76.5584, 216m), 11 vi 1995, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 2 ♂♂, Puerto Francisco de Orellana, 12.3 km W on road to Loreto from Coca-Sachas Road , pond (-0.4750, -77.0747, 290m), 13 vi 1995, leg. & det. WFM, [FSCA, QZAC]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 3 ♂♂, Puerto Francisco de Orellana 11.8 km W on Loreto Road , large pond (-0.4742, -77.0583, 285m), 18 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, LSAM. QZAC]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; PA, Santa Clara : 1 ♂, 39 km N of Puyo , 5 vi 1977, leg. P. Spangler & D. Givens, det.? [USNM]; Pastaza: 1 ♂, pond 3 km N of Comunidad Chuwitayo, S of Puyo , 9 xi 1997, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♀, Cuasha, approximately 1.5 km N on Hwy. 45, [91.5 km N of Sucua], hard bottomed pond (-1.85, -77.82, 884m), 9 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; ZC, Zamora : 1 ♂, tilapia ponds and small streams, Hosteria El Arenal , about 1 km S of Cumbaratza (-4.0017, -78.8753, 950m), 3 iv 2008, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ].

Tramea calverti Muttowski, 1911 . Publ. Recs. ECU: Paulson (1983), Tsuda (1986, 1991), (H06), (P11), (H14); EO: Campos (1927 —as T. longicauda var.?); GA: Dunkle (1989), Peck (1992), (H06), (P11); GY: * Campos (1922 —as T. longicauda ? var.), De Marmels & Racenis (1982); MN: De Marmels & Racenis (1982); NA: De Marmels & Racenis (1982); ZC: De Marmels & Racenis (1982). Also ARG, BOL, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, GUY, PER, SUR, TTO, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus URG: (P16).

Addl. Data. ES, Atacames: 1 ♂, Castelnuovo, iv 1987, leg. & det.? [QZAC]; GY, Duran: Duran, date?, leg. F. Campos, det.? [USNM]; Guayaquil: 1 ♂, 30 xi 1990, C. Anderson, det. DRP [DRP]; 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Puna Veija (-2.97, -80.18, 30m), leg. F. Campos, det. MJW [ANSP, FSCA]; Naranjal, 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀, Bucay (-2.2, -79.18, 233m), date?, leg. F. Campos, det. MJW [FSCA]; 1 ♀, [ San Rafael ] as “San Raphael”, (-2.18, -79.23, 200m), date?, F. Campos, det. JJD [FSCA]; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, “ Finca de la Gringa ,” 15 km E of Tres Cerritos (-2.4456, -79.5556, 25m), 12 iv 2008, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Cerro Mas Vale Fundaction Andrate (-2.40, -79.63, 15m), 9 ii 2001, leg. & det. F. Sibley [FSCA]; 1 ♂, Cerro Mas Vale E on Hwy . Río Churute (-2.42, -79.67, 9m), 10 ii 2001, leg. & det. F. Sibley [FSCA]; LR, Babahoyo : 1 ♀, Babahoyo , date?, leg. F. Campos, det.? [USNM]; 1 ♀, 6 km N of Babahoyo, 21 vi 1975, leg.? det.? [USNM]; Buena Fé: 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Santo Domingo, 47 km S, clearing at Río Palenque Field Station (200m), 18 vii 1977, leg. & det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♀, [Consumulo] S, Río Palenque (-0.58, -79.35, 175m), 20 xi 1972, leg. D. Dodson, det. GHB [FSCA]; Ventanas: 1 ♂, ditches 2.8 km E of Hwy. E25, about 13 km SW of Quinzaloma , 21 ii 2010, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; MN, Chone: 1 ♀, 4.4 km W, near stream, 23 x 1978, leg. E. Long, det.? [USNM]; NA, Tena: 1 ♂, Tena (-0.98, -77.80, 500m), leg. F. Campos, det. MJW [FSCA]; 1 ♀, J.S. B.S., 400m, v 1991, leg. & det.? [QZAC]); 2 ♂♂, same data but 18 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Puerto Napo, 5.3 km E of Hwy. 45 on J.S.B.S. Road, Río Sinde (-1.0500, -77.7481, 450m), 16–18 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; OR, Francisco de Orellana: 1 ♂, trib. of Río Payamino , road to Loreto, 1.7 km W of jct. with Coca Road (-0.4367, -77.0017, 250m), 13 vi 1995, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; SU, Shushufindi: 1 ♂, Limoncocha, Río Napo (- 0.4000, -76.6167, 269m), 14 xi 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA].

Note: Due to the confusion between this and the next species, T. cophysa , some of the historical records listed may refer to either species.

Tramea cophysa ( Hagen, 1861) . Publ. Recs. ECU: Paulson (1983), Tsuda (1986, 1991), (H11), (P11), (H14); CR: Campos (1922), EO: Campos (1927); GA: * Kirby (1889 —description of ♀,), Kirby (1890), Currie (1901), Calvert (1906), Ris (1913b—as “form b”), Campos (1922), Davies & Tobin (1984 —all as T. darwini ), Calvert (1947b), Asahina (1961 —as T. cophysa darwini ), Gloger (1964), Turner (1967), De Marmels & Racenis (1982), Peck (1992), (H06), (P11). The Tramea sp. reported by McLachlan (1877) from Galapagos is probably this species according to Currie (1901). GY: Calvert (1906), Ris (1913b), Campos (1922), Campos (1930), Campos (1931 —as T. basalis ), Turner (1967); LR: Calvert (1906), Campos (1922); MN: De Marmels & Racenis (1982); All the Galapagos records are for T. cophysa, De Marmels & Racenis (1982) . Also ARG, BOL, BRA, GUY, PRY, PER, TTO, URY, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus COL: (P&P); and SUR: ( P16 ).

Addl. Data. AZ, Cuenca: 1 ♀, La Iberia, N of Machala, banana plantation, 3 vii 1990, leg. P. Donahue, det. DRP [DRP]; GA, Isabela: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Isabela Is., Tagus Cove, 14 xii 1973, leg. J. Harper, det. KJT [KJT]; 3 ♂♂, Isla Isabela, littoral zone, 2–4 iii 1989, leg. S. Peck, det.? [USNM]; San Cristóbal: 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Hacienda el Cafetal, charca (-0.9242, -89.5388, 191m), 21–23 ii 2014, leg. & det. ACRP [ACRP]; Santa Cruz: ♀, Santa Cruz Island, 1948, leg. K. Vinton, det.? [USNM]; 2 ♀♀, Isla Floreana, Sea Lion Pt., littoral, Black Beach, 21 iii 1989, leg. S. Peck, det.? [USNM]; 1 ♂, Isla Santiago, Playa Espumilla, arid zone, UV and night collection, 4 iv 1992, leg. J. Cook & S. Peck, det.? [USNM]; 4 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, Isla Santiago, Jaboncillo Camp, grasslands, 8-9 iv 1992, leg. J. Cook & S. Peck, det.? [USNM]; Isla Santiago, Central Camp, grasslands, general and UV light collection, 9–11 iv 1992, leg. J. Cook & S. Peck, det.? [USNM]; 3 ♀♀, Isla Santiago, Playa Espumilla, arid zone, 12–24 iv 1992, leg. J. Cook & S. Peck, det.? [USNM]; 1 ♀, Isla Sta. Cruz, lagoon 2 km E. CDRS, littoral zone, UV light & gen. collection, 9 v 1992, leg. J. Cook & S. Peck, det.? [USNM]; GY, Guayaquil: 1 ♀, Guayaquil (-2.20, -79.90, 8m), i 1936, leg.?, det. JJD [FSCA]; LR, Montalvo: 1 ♂, pond in rice field 0.75 km N of Hwy. 491, about 25 km E of Babahoyo (-1.8083, -79.3111, 60m), 7 iii 2010, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; SD: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Río Blanco, 23 km NNW Santo Domingo de los Colorados, 21 xii 1975, leg. J. Harper, det. KJT [KJT].

Figures

FIGURE 114. Tramea calverti ♂, ECUADOR, Guayas Prov., Hwy. 117 W of Simon Bolivar, 20 ii 2010; photo K. J. Tennes- sen.