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Vol. No. June 1984 51 Notul. odonatol., 2, 3, pp. 33-52, 1, partment of Agriculture and Consumer Ser- vices, Gainesville, Florida, as indicated by asterisks. Calopterygidae: Hetaerina titia Drury (7). Lestidae: Lestes sigma Calvert (4). Protoneuridae; Protoneura cara Calvert (7). Coenagrionidae: Argia extranea Hagen A. A. (s*, 6*); oenea Hagen (7); pocomana Calvert (5* 6); A. pulla Hagen (4*, 7 sight record); A. tezpiCalvert (7); A. translata Hagen (*7); Enallagmanovae-hispaniae Calvert (3, 4, 7*); Ischnura capreola Hagen (4);ramburiI. Selys (4); Leptopbasis vacillans Selys (4 sight Additional records of Odonata record); Neoerythrommacultellatum Hagen (3, from El Salvador 4*); Telebasis digiticollis Calvert (2, 4*). El Salvador remains the most poorly known Gomphidae: Epigomphus subobtusus Selys odonatologically of all the Central american (5, 6 sight record); Phyllogomphoides bifascia- countries, even though L.K, GLOYD (1981, tus Hagen (3). Libellulidae: Cannaphila Notul. odonatol. I: 133) more than doubled the insularis Kirby (2, 4); C. vibex Hagen (s*, 6*); list of species known to occur there. In my list of Dythemis sterilis Hagen (4*); Erythemisplebeja the Odonata of Middle America (D.R. PAUL- Burmeister (4); Erythrodiplaxfervida Erichson SON, 1982, in: S. H. Hurlbert & A. Villalobos- (2, 4*); E. funerea Hagen (2, 3, 4*); E. fusca -Figueroa, Eds, Aquatic biota of Mexico, Rambur (4*);, Macrothemis inacuta Calvert Central America and the West Indies, pp. 249- (7*); Miathyria marcella Selys (2, 4*); Micra- -277, San Diego St. Univ.), 1 listed 41 species thyria aequalis Hagen (2, 4); M. debilis Hagen from the country, and 31 of these (76%) were (4); Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius (4*, 7 sight records well from from my own collection, as as record); Pantala flavescens Fabricius (1,4*, 7); a summary ofthe literature. I should like to add Perithemis mooma Kirby (4); Pseudoleon details to these records and an additional two superbus Hagen (7 sight record); Uracis imbuta species tothe list. Burmeister (4*). These specimens represent the results of 7 Lestes sigma and Pseudoleon superbus are collections in former made the country by myself and new records for El Salvador. The species Fred G. Thompson, as follows: (I) Dept. San was overlooked when I prepared my list 8.4 ESE Miguel, mi. San Miguel, 31 August (PAULSON, 1982, cf. above), and 1 have no FGT San hesitation in El Salvador the of 1964, (I species; (2) Dept. Salvador, adding to range the latter Asino, I September 1964, FGT (6 species); (3) species based on a sight record, as it de 2 could be other Dept. Santa Ana, Lago Coatepeque, not confused with any species. September 1964, FGT (4 species); (4) Dept. La Almost all of the species in the above list were W Libertad, pond 0.4 mi. CA-12 on CA-2, 350', to be expected in El Salvador from their known 25 June 1966, DRP (21 species); (5) Dept. La distributions along the Pacific slope of Middle Libertad. waterfall 2.9 mi. SE jet. CA-I and America. The only exception is Micrathyria CA-8, 2600', 25 June 1966, DRP(4 species); (6) debilis. which otherwise has a Caribbean slope same locality, 21 August 1967, DRP (4 species); distribution, known from Tamaulipas,San Luis (7) Dept. La Union, stream with pools 19.1 mi. Potosi, Tabasco, northern Chiapas, Campeche N E San Miguel, 600’, 21 August 1967, DRP (11 and Yucatan in Mexico, Laguna Perdida and species). Puerto Barrios in Guatemala, and Lago de The following list includes all species Yojoa in Honduras (P.P. CALVERT. 1901-08, recorded E.B. by locality. Specimens from many of Biologia cenl.-am. 50. WILLIAMSON. these series have been donated to the Florida 1936. Pub!. Carnegie Insi. Wash. 457: 139-143; State Collection of De- and The Arthropods. Florida specimens in my collection). present Notul. Vol. No. 52 odonatol., 2, 3, pp. 33-52, June I, 1984 record extends its distribution right across the same four species there each time. Considering backbone of Guatemala and Honduras to the the difficulty of "complete” samples oftropical Pacific lowlands. localities, especially on single visits, this is One seasonal comparison is of interest. A heartening. waterfall in forest (localities5 & 6) was visited in Dennis+R. Paulsoni, Washington State 1966 Museum two consecutive rainy seasons (25 June DB-10, University of Washington, and and 1 WA States. 21 august 1967), was surprised upon Seattle, 98195, United analysis of the collections to see exactly the.