4 Notul. odonatol., Vol. I, No. l,pp. 1-16, June 1, 1978
Dragonfly records from Highlands County, Florida, United States
J. Belle
Onder de Beumkes 35, 6883 HC Velp, The Netherlands
Abstract — 38 spp., collected by the author of the Archbold Biological Station (1)
number I during July 6-31, 1977, are brought on suggested a of localities, where
record. Special attention is paid to Idia- found ideal collecting conditions. These
taphe cubensis (Scudd.), which is new to the places are the following: northern shore of
county. In addition, the abolishment of the Lake Annie (2); — Fisheating Creek at Fla - - generic name Erythemis Hag. in favour of 70 (3); Fisheating Creek at Fla 731 (4); - Lepthemis Hag. is briefly discussed. Arbuckle Creek at U.S. 98 (5); Istokpoga
Creek at Fla 621 (6); - canal at Fla 621 (7);
this Introduction — shore of Lake Istokpoga near canal
- This report is based on material collected in (8); and Kissimmee River at U.S. 98 (9).
Highlands County, Florida, during my stay On the recommendation of Dr. J.N. Layne I
at the obtained as guest investigator Archbold Biologi- a permit from the Florida Depart-
cal Station of the American Museum of ment of Natural Resources for collecting at
Natural History, New York, July 6-31,1977. the Highlands Hammock State Park (10).
The odonate fauna of Highlands County
is of interest, since this county belongs to Conspectus of material collected
the lie "boundary counties”, which be- Genera and (sub)species are listed in alpha-
the less southern tween more or tropical betic sequence.
part and the subtropical northern part of Coenagrionidae:Argia fumipen- - the peninsula. One species, Idiataphe nis atra Gloyd: 2, 3,4,5, 8, 10; A. sedula
cubensis (Scudd.), previously known only (Hag.); 1, 3, 4; - Enallagma durum Hag.: 8;
from the extreme southern tip of Florida - E. sulcatum Will.; 2; - Ischnura posita - (Broward, Dade and Monroe Counties), now (Hag.): 4, 10; I. ramburi Sel.: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8,
appears in Highlands County as well. This 10; - Telebasis byersi Westf.: 3,10.
continuation of the record may point to a Calopterygidae; Galopteryx ma-
of in the process of expansion its range culata (P. de B.): 10.
peninsula. Gomphidae: Aphylla williamsoni
(Gloyd): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; — Gomphus pal- - Localities visited lidus Ramb.: 4; G. dilatatus Ramb.: 5; -
In order to present the data as concisely as G. plagiatus Sel.: 7, 8; - Progomphus ala-
possible, numbers, quotedbetween brackets, chuensis Byers: 2.
to are assigned the localities. Aeshnidae: Anax junius (Drury) - Dr. James N. Layne, Executive Director 3, 7, 8; Coryphaeschna ingens (Ramb.) 5 Notul. odonatol., Vol. I, No. 1, pp. 1-16, June 1, 1978
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10; - Gynacantha ner- lidae: Celithemis amanda (Hag., C. ornata vosa Ramb.; 1; — Nasiaeschna pentacantha (Ramb.), Erythrodiplax berenice (Drury),
(Ramb.): 4,5, 10. Ladona deplanata Ramb., Pantala hyme-
Macromia taenio- Macromiidae: naea (Say). The addition of Idiataphe cu- lata Ramb.: 4,5, 7, 8, 9. bensis new to the county brings the number
Corduliidae: Epitheca princeps of anisopteran species known from High- regina (Sel.): 1, 4, 7, 8, 10. lands County to 50.
Libellulidae: Brachymesia gravi- It is not clear which Zygoptera occur in da Calv.: 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10; - Celithemis ber- Highlands County. PAULSON (1966) re-
tha Will.: 1, 2, 8; - C. eponina (Drury): 1, corded 29 Zygoptera for the southern tip of
2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9; - C. fasciata Kirby: 2; Florida (south of Highlands County). In the
- Erythrodiplax connata minuscula (Ramb.); collection of the Archbold Biological Sta-
1, 10; - Idiataphe cubensis (Scudd.): 2; — tion there are 15 zygopteran species from
Lepthemis simplicicollis (Say): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Highlands County of which the following
6, 7, 8, 9, 10; - Libellula auripennis Burm.: ones were not collected in that county by
2; - L. axilena Westw.: 1, 2, 10; - L. in- me; Coenagrionidae: Anomalagrion hasta-
- cesta Hag.: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10; L. need- tum (Say), Argia moesta (Hag.), Enallagma
cardenium E. E. hami Westf.: 2, 3; — L. vibrans Fabr.: 10; - Sel., doubledayi Sel., pol-
Miathyria marcella Sel.: 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, lutum (Hag.), Ischnura prognatha (Hag.);
9, 10; - Orthemis ferruginea (Fabr.): 1, 3, Lestidae: Lestes vigilax Hag.; Hetaerinidae:
5,7;- Pachydiplax longipennis(Burm.): 1, Hetaerina titia (Drury); Calopterygidae:
dimidiata 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; - Pantala flavescens Calopteryx (Burm.).
(Fabr.): 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8; - Perithemis
note on the names and tenera (Say): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10; - Tramea A generic Erythemis
carolina (L.): 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; - Lepthemis
The discard of the T. lacerata Hag.: 3. generic name Erythemis
Hagen in favour of Lepthemis Hagen is not
Additional records satisfying in all respects. The species simpli-
For additional records reference is made to cicollis (Say), vesiculosa (Fabr.), plebeja
differ PAULSON (1966). Besides the species col- (Burm.), and haematogastra (Burm.),
from such lected by myself and listed above (except greatly species as peruviana
Idiataphe cubensis). the following Anisopte- (Ramb.) and mithroides Brauer in the
slenderness of the abdomen the ra were placed by him on record for High- and con-
lands County: Gomphidae; Gomphus au- formation of the basal segments of the male
stralis Needh., G. cavillaris Needh., G. abdomen. In this respect they approach,
minutus Ramb., Hagenius brevistylus Sel.; however, such species as credula (Hag.) and
Aeshnidae: Anax longipes (Hag.), Epiaesch- attala (Sel.). na heros (Fabr.), Gomphaeschna antilope
(Hag.), Triacanthagyna trifida (Ramb.); Reference — PAULSON, D.R., 1966. The
Macromiidae: Didymops floridensis Davis, dragonflies (Odonata: AnisopteraJ ofsouth-
Macromia georgina Sel.; Corduliidae: Neu- ern Florida. Thesis. Univ. Miami, Coral rocordulia alabamensis Hodges, Somatochlo- Gables. ra filosa (Hag.), Tetragoneuria cynosura
Say, T. sepia Gloyd, T. stella Will.; Libellu- Received March 7, 1978