Odonata from“Dunajskie Plavni” Nature Reserve, Danube Delta,Odessa
province, SW Ukraine
S. Gorb and V. Ermolenko
Institute of Zoology, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Chmelnickogo 15, UKR-252601 Kiev, Ukraine
Abstract –- 25 recorded from 6 locali- spp. are Here we present a list of 25 species, based on
ties. The record of Hemianax ephippiger is the 435 specimens, collected by the second author
third of this from the Ukraine. Chalcolestes the of Plavni” Nature sp. on territory “Dunajskie
from Reserve Odessa dur- parvidens was originally described Crimea, (Danube Delta, province)
its occurrence in the Ukraine is herewith con- ing June-September 1995.
firmed. The scarce earlier data on the regional
occurrence of Cercion lindeni are likewise con- List of localities
firmed. (1) Kilijsky district, Primorskoje village;
(2) Kilijsky district, near Vilkovo, Ermakov is-
Introduction land;
The Danube Delta contains different W very types (3) Kilijsky district, bank of Sasyk Lake;
of water bodies, therefore its odonate fauna is (4) Kilijsky district, Vilkovo;
relatively rich. For the Lower Danube, 44 spe- (5) Komintemovskij district, Kalinovka-
POLISHCHUK 2 cies were listed by (1974) and -Shirokoje village;
added PAVLJUK more species were by (1981). (6) Kilijsky district, Shevchenkove village. odonatol.. Vol, December 1996 126 Notul. 4, No. 8, pp. 125-136, 1,
- List of species Anax parthenope Sel. - Loc. 1: 24-VI, I d.
- Calopteryx splendens (Harr ). - Loc. 4: 30-VI, - Hemianax ephippiger(Burnt). - Loc. 1: 5-IX,
Id, 19. I 9.
- - - Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobolevski). - Loe. Orthetrum albistylum (Sel ). Loc. I; 17-VI,
1: 9-IX, 1 $; 16-lX, I í; - Loe. 4: 19-IX, 4 Í; 1 d; 21-VI, 1 6 ; 22-VI, 2 9.
20-IX, 3 S. - O. cancellatum (L.). - Loc. 1: 17-VI, 2 <3, 1 9
- Lestes barbara (Fabr). - Loc. I: 17-VI, 2 9; ; 22-VI, 1 9; 24-VI, 1 d; 25-VI, 1 9.
20-V1.2 9; 21-VI, 2 d; 24-VI, 1 6. 1 9;27-VI, - O. coerulescens (Fabr). - Loc. 1: 24-VI, 1 9.
2 d, I 9; 2-VII, 1 d; 3-IX, 1 9; 5-IX, 1 9; 16- - Crocothemis erythraea (Brulle). - Loc, 1: 15-
IX, 1 d; - Loc. 2: 15-IX, 1 9;-Loc. 4: 19-IX, 1 VI, 1 d; 17-VI, 3 d; 20-VI, I d; 25-VI, 2 d;28-
9; 20-IX, 1 d. VI, 1 d; 22-IX, 1 9; 24-VI, 1 <3; - Loc. 3: 12-
Loc. 1: 1 1 4: 1 - L. macrostigma (Eversm.). - 16-VI, IX, 9;-Loc. 14-IX, 2 9; 19-IX, <3.
<3; 24-VI, I (3; 25-VI, 1 <3. - Sympetrum fonscolombei (Sel.). - Loe. 1: 5-
- - 1 2 4: I L. sponsa (Hans ). Loc 1: 15-VI, 1 d; 17- IX, 9; 16-IX, á, 5 9;-Loe. 12-IX, S.
IX, I d;-Loc. 2: 1-VI1, 3 9. - S. meridionale (Sel.). - Loc. 1: 15-VI, 1 <3;
- Sympecmafusca (Vander L ). - Loc. 1: 27-VI, 16-VI, I <3; 17-VI, 2 <3,2 9; 25-VI, 1 <3; 27-VI,
1 (3; 4-IX, 1 9; 5-IX. 1 9; 16-IX, 19;-Loc. 2: 2 t3, 1 9;2-IX,2 9;3-IX,2 9;5-IX, 1 9;9-IX,
1-VI1, 1 t3; 15-IX, 2 9;-Loc. 4; 19-IX, 1 d, 2 I 6. 1 9; -Loc. 2: 15-IX, 1 <3; 16-IX, 1 (3,3 9
9; 20-IX, 1 9. ; - Loc. 4: 12-IX, 1 (3,2 9; 14-IX, 2 (3; 19-IX, 2
- - Platycnemis pennipes (Pall ). Loc. L28-VI, 9; 20-IX, 2 (3.
1 Loc. 2: 1 1 Loc. - - Loc. 1 (3,4 9; - -VII, 6 ; - 4: 30-VI, S. sanguineum (Mull.) 1: 24-VI, 6;
3 (3,4 9. - Loc. 2: 1-VII, 19;- Loc. 4: 28-V1, 2 6.
- Coenagriun pulchellum (Vander L.). - Loc. - S. striolatum (Charp.). - Loc. 5: 26-1X, I 9.
1: 19-VI. 1 (3.
- Cercion lindeni (Sel.). — Loc. 1: 15-VI, 1 9; Discussion
16-VI, 1 (3; 19-VI, 1 9; 21-VI, 2 6, 24-VI, 8 9, C. parvidens, originally described from Crimea
11 9; 25-VI, 3 6; 27-VI, 1 9. (ARTOBOLEVSKI, 1929),has been omitted from
- Enallagma cyathigerum(Charp ), - Loc 1; 16- the fauna list of the Ukraine (PAVLJUK, 1992).
VI, 1 9. Recently, the species was reported from Italy
viridulum Loc. - Erythromma (Charp ). - 1: 15- (LOHMANN, 1993; DELL ANNA et al„ 1994;
VI, 4 d ,7 9; 16-VI, 1 (3, I 9; 17-VI, 1 6, 1 9 UTZERI et al„ 1994) and Greece (LOHMANN,
1 1 2 24- We here its in the fauna ; 19-VI, 1 (3; 20-VI, 9; 21-VI, 6, 9; 1993). renew status of
VI, 2 6.3 9; 25-VI, 2 <3; 27-VI. 10 6, 10 9; the Ukraine and suggest that the species is dis-
28-VI, 4 3,3 9;- Loc. 2: I -VIII, 1 9. tributed in the southern territories of the Ukraine
- Ischnura elegans (VanderL.).- Loe. 1: 15-VI, (Black Sea coast and the Crimea). The record from
13 <3, 14 2; 16-VI,2 <3.3 2; 17-VI, I <3,5 2; the Danube Delta is the most northeastern one.
21-VI, 2 2; 24-V1, 4 <3, 2 2; 25-VI, 1 <3,3 2; H. ephippiger has been reported from central
27-VI, 1 <3.3 2;28-V1, 1 <3;2-IX, 11 <3 ,2 2;2- (GORB, 1992) and western (GORB, 1996)
IX, 5 <3,4 2;4-1X, 3 <3,2 2;5-IX,2 <3,5 2;9- Ukraine. The Danube Delta record is the third
from the Ukraine. evi- IX, 13 <3,21 2; -Loe. 2: 1-VII, 2 <3; -Loe. 3: one Autochthony was not
12-IX, 3 <3,2 2; - Loe. 4: 12-IX.4 <3,6 2; 14- denced. The species might breed occasionally in
IX, 8 <3,6 2; 15-1X, 1 <3; 19-IX, 2 <3;20-lX, 3 the Danube Delta.
<3, 1 2; - Loe. 6: 8-1X, 1 2; 16-IX, 9 <5,3 2. C. lindeni is one of the species which tends to
I. pumilio (Charp ). - Loc. I: 2-IX, 1 6,2 9; move to the North (BEUTLER, 1982; LAND-
16-IX, 2 9;-Loc. 4; 12-IX, 2 d. MANN, 1982; BERNARD, 1993) and is known
- Aeshna affinis Vander L. - Loc, 1: 20-VI, 1 d, from the Ukraine only from the Danube Delta
I 9; 25-VI, 1 d; - Loc. 2; 1-VII, 2 d,3 9. (PAVLJUK, 1981). Our material supports the con-
A. mixta - 1 tention that the is common - Latr. Loc. 1: 2-IX, 3 9; 4-IX, d; species there. The
5-IX, 6 d,2 9; 9-IX, 1 9;-Loc. 4: 16-IX, 2 9 Danube Delta is its northeastemmost known lo-
; 19-IX, 1 d. cality. Nolul. odonatoi., Vol. No. 8, 125-136, December 1, 1996 4, pp. 127
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