Odonatologica 36(3): 301-306 September 1, 2007

Odonatatype specimens preserved

in the Museo deLa Plata, Argentina

¹*, J. Muzón P . Pessacq² and L . Ramos¹

1 Institute de Limnologia“Dr. Raul A. Ringuelet”, CC 712, AR-1900 La Plata, Argentina

3 Laboratorio de Investigationen Sistematica y Ecologia (LIESA), Sarmiento 849,

AR-9200, Esquel, Argentina

Received July21, 2006 / Reviewed and Accepted November 11, 2006

Type collection preserved at Museo de La Plata includes 105 specimens of

Odonata (6 holotypes, 1 neotype, 6 allotypes and 96 paratypes), representing 13

names belonging to Coenagrionidae (5), Lestidae (1), Megapodagrionidae (I),

Aeshnidae (4), Gomphidae (1) and Libellulidae (1). Preservation status and label

details of primary types are stated.

INTRODUCTION

The Museo de La Plata was inaugurated in 1888by the naturalist Francisco P.

This Moreno. Museum houses a large entomological collection, where Coleoptera,

Diptera, Hymenoptera and Hemiptera are the orders better represented. Odo- nata studies in this Museum begun in the 1960s with the work of Luis A. Bulla on systematics of Coenagrionidae, and in the 1980s Alberto Rodrigues Capitulo studied representatives, mainly from Buenos Aires and Entre Rios . In the late Javier carried 1980s, Muzon out odonatological research on Argentinean

Lestidae and and with Natalia Coenagrionidae later, together von Ellenrieder,

Pablo Pessacq and Federico Lozano, on all Argentinean odonates. The odona- tological collection deposited at the Museo de La Plata is the largest in Argen- tina, hosting nearly 5,000 specimens (a small portion pinned), brought together

in the last 20 mostly years.

Odonatarichness of Argentina is low (with approximately 270 species recorded) if with other South American compared tropical countries, but its diversity en-

both richest compasses neotropical and subantarctic components. The areas are those of Paranaense and Yungas rainforests (Misiones, Corrientes, Jujuy, Saltaand

* CorrespondingAuthor, e-mail: [email protected] 302 J. Muzon, P. Pessacq & L. Ramos

9 9 9 9 $9 Tucuman provinces);

1 6 1 - 8 6 6 - - the other <5,29

show levels of - high en- demism (MUZON &

6 - 5 - - - - - $9 S - $ 9 9 6 Allotype VON ELLENRIED-

ER, 1998).

The type collection

at 36 ------1 deposited the De- Neotype - - partamentoCientifico - 5 ------18 -- -$ - $ - $ Entomologia houses 105 specimens (Tab.

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tic envelops or pinned,

collection referableto the Coen-

agrionidae, Lestidae,

Plata currently Megapodagrionidae, La - Acanthagrion Teinopodagrion Rhionaeschna Rhionaeschna Rhionaeschna Rhionaeschna Tibiagomphus , Gomphi- de OxyagrionOxyagrion AndinagrionAndinagrion Acanlhagrion Oxyagrion Rhionaeschna Rhionaeschna Rhionaeschna Rhionaeschna MicrathyriaMicralhyria accepted Ownarinn HomeouraHomeowra Oxyagrion Lestes Total dae and Libellulidae.

I Museo MATERIALAND

METHODS Table the genus at

The names are listed al- Original Oxyagrion Andinagrion AcanthagrionAcanlhagrion ArgentagrionArgenlagrion Oxyagrion Lestes Teinopodagrion AeshnaAeshna AeshnaAeshna AeshnaAeshna AeshnaAeshna Cyanogomphus MicrathyriaMicralhyria phabetically under each preserved followed in family, paren-

theses their by original ge- neric assignement. Ifdiffer- specimens ent from the original name, of publication the currently accepted name Type Date 1924 (2006) 20062006 2005 1971 1999 1994 2001 2001 2001 20012001 2000 1984 1988 is provided. For primary types the preservation and

of orthography labels are

stated. Label lines are sepa- Garrison)Garrison) rated by a “II”,handwriting MuzonMuzon is in italics, and type oflabel

& & Ellenrieder Ellenrieder EllenriederEllenrieder is stated as follows: red [a], & Lozano Capitulo Capitulo white with blue frame [b], von von von white with black frame [c], EllenriederEllenneder Ellenrieder & Marmels & & & Ellenrieder white [d], yellow [e], red with black frame gluedon white

MauffrayMaufFray Muzon Muzon Muzon Rodrigues Rodrigues envelope card [f], white en- Author Navas (von von Muzon Bulla Muzon De Muzon Muzon Muzon von velope card [g], red glued

card on white envelope [h],

white envelope card with tennesseni meridionalemeridionale brevicercia red frame [i]. Name bruchi garrisoni hartei silviae tennesseni jurzitzai brevicercia fissifrons obscura tinti noval ringueleti type specimens in Museo de La Plata 303

LIST OF TYPES

COENAGRIONIDAE

bruchi navAs (Oxyagrion), 1924: 315-332, fig. 13. VON ELLENRIEDER &

GARRISON 2006: 362-374, figs 1-3, 6-10, 13-21, 23-25. Neotype designation.

— Neotype 6 (inenvelope). Labels as follows: [i] ARGENTINA: Salta Prov.: Lesser, A° de piedras

sin nombre (emerged // in lab. 10/9/2005) // 23 September 2005 // Latitude: 24°40’56”S, Longi-

tude: 65°28’40”W, Elevation: 1312 meters//Collected by: N. von Ellenrieder//(exNVE Collec-

tion) MLP Collection; [g] MLP 5209 /1

— Preservation: Well preserved. garrisoni VON ELLENRIEDER & MUZON (Andinagrion ), 2006:205-214,222,

figs la, c, e, g, 2a-c, 3a, 4a, d, 5a-f, 6a-d, g, h, 9a-b, 10a, d, g,j, 11.

— Holotype 6 and allotype ? (in the same envelope). Labels as follows: [i] ARGENTINA, Salta

Rio about 5 km S // side with prov., Caldera, Campo Alegre Dam, stream macrophytes [in cop-

ula] [HOLOTYPE / & ALOTYPE] // 11 November 2005 // Latitude: 24°35’41”S, Longitude:

65°22T0”W, Elevation: 1419 meters //Collected by: R.W. Garrison & N. von Ellenrieder //MLP

Collection; [g] MLP 5206 / 1-2

— Paratype series (in envelopes): Argentina, Salta : 38

Lesser.

- Preservation: All types well preserved.

harteiMUZON & LOZANO (Acanthagrion), 2005; 179-182, figs 1-8.

- Paratype series (in envelopes): 2 S Ecuador, Prov. Morona-Santiago,Bomboiza.

— Preservation: Well preserved.

silviae BULLA (Argentagrion), 1971: 49-55, figs 1-6.

- Holotype <5 (pinned). Labels as follows: [a] MUSEO DE LA PLATA // HOLOTIPO// Argen-

tagrion II silviae Bulla ; [b] Caaguazu II Paraguay II1013170II Bulla col.; [b] 3484.

— Preservation: Holotype gluedto cardboard, abdomen broken at 0.3 basal segment III, left fore-

wing broken at postnodal level, left middle and hind leg and right mid leg complete, envelope with the rest of the wing and foreleg.

— Currently accepted name: Homeoura silviae (GARRISON, 1991).

— Comment: this species isknown only from the holotype.

tennesseniMAUFFRAY ( Oxyagrion), 1999: 165-170, figs 1-6.

— series Two 1 1 Paratype (in envelopes): specimens from Ecuador, Napo, as follows: 6 Baeza; 2

El Chaco.

— Preservation: Well preserved.

LESTIDAE

jurzitzai MUZON (Le.stes), 1994: 297-302, figs 1-2.

- Paratype 6 (in envelope): Brasil, Rondonia state. Fazenda Rancho Grande.

— Preservation: Abdomen broken between left segments III and IV, mid leg missing distal to tro-

chanter, terminalia and genitalligula separated and coated for scanning microscopy study.

MEGAPODAGRIONIDAE

meridionale DE MARMELS ( Teinopodagrion ), 2001: 62-65, figs 75, 107, 130, 304 J. Muzon, P. Pessacq & L. Ramos

155, 182, 205, map2.

- follows: Holotype 6 (in envelope). Labels as [a] Teinopodagrion//meridionale 6 // HOLOTIPO

// del. DE MARMELS; [b] CalileguaII1700 mt H30-11-86 II col. Capitulo; [b] Meeapodaerion II

macropus IIdel. Muzon 87\ [b] ILPLA II1412; [g] Argentina, Calilegua (1700 m) II30IXII86 II

col. R. Capilulo II Mevapodavrion macropus 6 II del. Muzon 87; [g] MLP 5211 / 1.

- Paratype

— Preservation: Holotype: left forewing broken, left protarsus and right mesotarsus missing, left

mid and fore leg missing distal to coxae.Abdomen of paratype broken in three portions but well

preserved.

AESHNIDAE

brevicercia MUZON & VON ELLENRIEDER ( ), 2001: 140-144, figs 3,

13, 20, 27, 34,41,50.

- Allotype 9 (in envelope). Labels as follows: [f] Aeshna (Marmaraeschna)brevicercia // Muzon

& von Ellenrieder //Allotypus 9; [g] QCAZ/ ECUADOR // PICHINCHA STO DOMINGO

// DE LOS COLORADOS // 24 JAN 1988 //1. Morales; [d] Fig. 2 cerci & ventral terga II Muzon

Ellenrieder II Marmaraeschna & von revision; [dl AESCHNA BREVIFRONS Hagen // det Bill

Mauflray 1995// $F;[g] MLP 5212 / 2.

— Four follows: 1 Paratype series. specimens as 1 S Ecuador, Esmeraldas; 1 d 9 Venezuela, Tama;

1 9 Venezuela, Merida,El Valle.

— Preservation: abdomen broken between IV and fore distal Allotype: segments V, right legmissing

tocoxae and left mesotarsus missing, right mid leg broken distal tocoxae(intoglassine envelope

together with abdominal segmentsV-X). Paratypes well preserved.

— Currently accepted name: Rhionaeschna brevicercis (VON ELLENRIEDER, 2003). fissifrons MUZON & VON ELLENRIEDER (.Aeshna), 2001: 148-150, figs 5,

11, 15,22, 29, 36,44, 50.

— female Allotype (in envelop). Labels asfollows; [f] Aeshna (Marmaraeschna)fissifrons // Muzon

& von Ellenrieder // Alotipo 9; [g] Argentina,Salta, Cafayate, // Quebrada Rio Colorado // 29-

& & Muzon & III-1997 // Col. Ellenrieder; [d] Fig. 2 cerci ventral terga II head II von Ellenrieder

II Marmaraescha revision; [g] MLP 521312.

— Los Paratype series. Eightspecimens asfollows; 3 9 Argentina,Salta, Depto. Andes, Acay Chico;

2 9 Salta, Cafayate, Quebrada Rio Colorado; 2 9 Salta, San Carlos, San Antonio; 1 <5 Chile,

Antofagastaprovince, Inacaliri.

— of Preservation: Allotype: right protarsus and metatarsi missing, apex hind wings broken. Para-

types well preserved.

— Currently accepted name: Rhionaeschna fissifrons(VON ELLENRIEDER, 2003).

obscura MUZON & VON ELLENRIEDER (Aeshna), 2001: 154-155, figs 7,17,

24,31,38,46, 50.

— Paratype <5 (in envelope): Bolivia, Dept. La Paz, Prov. Nor Yungas road to Coroico. Abdomen

broken in three portions, but diagnosticcharacters well preserved.

- Currently accepted name: Rhionaeschna obscura (VON ELLENRIEDER, 2003).

tinti VON ELLENRIEDER (Aeshna), 2000: 347-352, figs 1 -2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13-14,

17-19, 23.

- Holotype 6 (in envelope). Labels as follows: [I] Aeshna tint! von Ellenrieder // Holotypus

CHILE, //23°49'S 68°15'W/1-1996 //COLECCION MU- , prov., Tilopozo

SEO DE LA PLATA; [d] Tilopozo.// Loa, CHILE // Enero-1996;[g] MLP 5215 / 1.

— Allotype (in envelope). Labels as follows: [f] Aeshna tinti von Ellenrieder // Allotypus 2; [g] Odonata type specimens in Museo de La Plata 305

El Loa // 23°49' S 68°15’W // 1-1996 // COLECCION CHILE, Antofagasta, prov., Tilopozo

MUSEO DE LA PLATA; [g] MLP 5215 12.

— Paratype series (inenvelopes). Four specimens from Chile, Antofagasta,El Loa province, asfol-

lows: 2

— Preservation: Holotype:left hind legin Eppendorf vial,free in the envelope. Allotype:righthind-

broken well wing at apex. Paratypes preserved.

— Currently accepted name; Rhionaeschna tinti (VON ELLENR1EDER, 2003).

GOMPHIDAE

noval RODRIGUES CAPITULO (Cyanogomphus), 1984: 329-336, figs 1-14.

— Holotype S (pinned). Labels as follows: [a] HOLOTIPO; [b] P.Nac. El Palmar IIENTRE RIOS

IIXI-1982II Col. R CAPITULO; [c] Holotypo $ IIODONATA II GOMPHIDAE; [c] Cianogom-

phus II noval RODRIGUES II CAPITULO 1984;[c] ninfa 23 //exhubia; [d] 4215.

- Allotype (pinned). Labels as follows: [a] ALOTIPO; [b]Arroyo Palmar II24-11-82II A. R Capi-

tulo; [c] CianogomphusIInovalRodrigues Capitulo, 1984;[c] Allotypo 9 // ODONATA II GOM-

PHIDAE; [d] 4215.

— Preservation; Holotype; Forewing and left cerci broken, right fore wing damagedat pterostigma

level and gluedat costal margin. Allotype: well preserved.

— Currently accepted name: Tibiagomphusnoval (BELLE, 1992).

- C o m men t: RODRIGUES CAPITULO (1984) stated that the type series was depositedat the

Institute de Limnologia “Dr, RA Ringuelet”, nevertheless it was deposited at the MLP collec-

tion many years ago.

LIBELLULIDAE

ringueleti RODRIGUES CAPITULO (Micrathyria) 1988; 409-418, figs 1-38.

— Pta Lara Holotype 6 (pinned). Labels as follows: [a] HOLOTIPO; [ b] II30-XI-84II Col. Capi-

tulo; [white with pink and blue lines] MicrathyriaringueletiII Rodrigues Capitulo II Holotype <5;

[d] 4216.

— Allotype (pinned). Labels as follows: [a] ALOTIPO; [b] Pta Lara II 30-XI-84 II Col. Capitulo;

[whitewith pink and blue lines] Micrathyriaringueleti// Rodrigues CapituloIIAllotype 9; [d] 4216.

— Paratype series (pinned). 27 specimens from Argentina, Buenos Aires province, as follows: 10 3,

1 9 Punta Lara; 11 d, 3 5 Chascomus; 1 9 Estero Zapata; 1 9 Los Talas.

— Preservation: Holotype: left antenna missing, left hind wing broken at anal loop level, left hind

leg missing distal to femur. Allotype:right mid leg lacking pretarsi. Paratypeswell preserved.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We thank HECTOR MACHALA FERREYRA for valuable assistance at the Museo de La Plata

entomological collection and NATALIA VON ELLENRIEDER for the critical reading of the man-

uscript. This study was supported by the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Tecnicas y Cientificas

de Argentina(CON1CET).

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