Odonata from“Dunajskie Plavni” , Delta,Odessa

province, SW

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 , (, 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 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, ( 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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