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Odonata from the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico Dennis+R. Paulson Washington State Museum DB-10, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States Abstract —- Sixty-eight spp. of Odon. are at based on collections that were extensive but present known from the Yucatan Peninsula, the nevertheless made by nonspecialists. Thirty-five from and present paper adding 25 spp. and mahy .new species were reported Campeche localities the record. Protoneura Yucatan in that and to published paper, essentially nothing corculum, Argia gaumeri, Anax concolor, A. has been published about the region subse- junius, Coryphaeschna new. sp. Macrodiplax quently. balteata, Micrathyria hageni, Perithemis inten- GLOYD (1938), CALVERT (1956) and sa, P. mooma, Tramea binotata and T. lacerata LEONARD (1977) renamed Belonia crocei- discussed in Aeshna are greater detail. pennis, cornigera and Acanthagrion gracile of earlier publications asLibellula gaigei, Introduction Aeshna psilus and Acanthagrion quadratum Details on the distribution of Odonata in respectively. BORROR (1942), DONNELLY & Mexico remain much as they were when the ALAYO (1966), PAULSON & GARRISON Biologia Centrali-Americana was published (1977) and DE MARMELS & RACENIS (CALVERT, 1901-1908). The entire Yucatan (1982) each added another species to the list of Yucatan and Peninsula (Campeche. Quintana those known to occur on the peninsula. remained terra I visited this in Roo) incognita odonalologica region twice, oncevery briefly until of and the publication WILLIAMSON'S July 1965 again for a longer period in (1936) paper on the dragonflies of the region. November 1983. I collected 219 specimens of 45 34 No. 1984 Notul. odonatol., Vol. 2, 3, pp. 33-52, June 1, species, and, in addition, I observed 11 species roadside 6.3. mi. SW Sabancuy, 5 July 1965; - 1 did that not collect but am confident of their (3) CAMPECHE, rain ponds 24.7 mi. NE identification. Sabancuy, 9 July 1965; — (4) CAMPECHE, E rain pond 11.3 mi. Castamay, 8 July 1965; — Localities (5) CAMPECHE, rain ponds 0.7 mi. E Ichek, 8 These numbered with the — are to correspond July 1965; (6) YUCATAN, estuary and listed Table I. The numbers after each species in ponds at Celesttin, 6 November 1983; — (7) localities listed the the are from base to tip of YUCATAN, ponds and forest edge at Uxmal, the peninsula. 7, 15 & 16 November 1983; — (8) YUCATAN, Pedro San N (I) CAMPECHE, Rio San at aguada 8.8 mi. Muna, 8 July 1965; — (9) 9 — Pedro, July 1965; (2) CAMPECHE, YUCATAN, M6rida, 8 July 1965; — (10) Table I — List of the Odonata recorded from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Stales Years „ States Years c _ SpeciesSpec,es ReCOrdSRecords C Y QR 65 83 Lestidae • Lestes 7 forficulaforfícula xxX X XxxX 3, 4, 5, 7 L. L. lenualustenuatus xxX X Xx L, 8 **L **L. tikalustikalus xX xX 7 Protoneuridae Neoneura amelia xX L ProtoneuraProloneura corculum Xx Xx xX L,L, 8, 1111 Coenagrionidae ••*• AcanthagrionAcanlhagrioninexpectuminexpedum xxX X XxxX 5, 7,8 A. A. quadratumquadratum Xx L Anomalagrion hastatumhastalum Xx L Argia gaumeri xxX X xxX X L,L, 7, 8 A. A. translatatransíala Xx LL *• minutum Argiallagma minulum xxX X xxX X 5, 7, 8 EnacanthaEnacanlha caribbea xxX X xX xX L,L, 5,5,77 *hchnura*Ischnura capreola xX xX 5 I.1. ramburi 8 tamburi XxxX xxX X L, 3, 4, 5, 6S, 7, 8 Leptobasis vacillansvacilians xX LL •* •* cultellatum 8 Neoerythrommacullellalum Xx xX Xx 3, 8 Telebasis collopistescollopistes xX L T. filiolafilióla xxX X xxX X L T. salva xxX X xxX X L, 5S, 7, 8 Aeshnidae L Aeshna psilus xX L *Anax amaziliamazili Xx xX 5 *A.*/4. concolorconcolor xX Xx 7 • *A.A. junius xxX X xX 6S,6S, 7, IOS,I0S, I2SI2S •* Coryphaeschna adnexa xX xX 8S *C. viriditasviridii as xX xX xX 7,7, I2S, I3S •• 7S Coryphaeschna sp. n. xX xX • mexicana 7 GynacanthaGynacanlha xX xX 7 *G. 7 *G. nervosanen'osa xxX X xxX X 2, 6S, 7 * *TriacanthagynaTriacanthagyna caribbea Xx Xx 2 • T. septimaséptima Xx xX 2 "Notul. No. odonatol., Vol. 2, 3, pp. 33-52, June I, 1984 35 Table I —(continued) Stales Years „ Years • SpeCICSSpecies ReCOrdsRecords CC Y QR 65 83 Libellulidae * *Anal normalis 7 Anatyaya normalis XxxX 7 Brachymesiafurcata xxX X Xx L, 3S, 8 B. herbida xxX X xxX X L, 3S, 7, 8 Cannaphila insularis xX xX L, 8 DythemisDylhemis sterilissrerilis xxX X xX L, 9 *Erythemis attalaaliala xX xX 7S E. E. haematogastrahaemalogaslra xX L E. E. mithroides xxX X xX L, 7S E. E. plebejapleheja xxX X xX L, 3,3,5,5, 8 E. simplicicollis xxX X Xx L, 3S, 8 E. vesiculosavesiculosa xxxX X X XxxX L, 3, 5S, 6S, 7S, 8, IOS, I2S,12S, I3SI3S bereniceBerenice ErylhrodiplaxErythrodiplax xxxX X X XxxX L, 3,6S,3, 6S, IOS, I3S E. E. fervida xxX X XxxX L, 7S, 8S, IOS E. E. fusca xxX X Xx L, 5,5,88 E. umbrata E. umbrala xxxX X X xxX X L, 3S.3S, 5, 6S, IIS,IIS, 12, I3SI3S cubensis *Idiataphe*ldialaphe XxxX xX 3S, 8S LibellulaLibellula L gaigei xX L L. L. herculeahercúlea xX L Macrodiplax balteataballeala xX xx X X L, 6S, 8S, IOS10S cella *Miathyria mar xX xX 7S Micrathyriaaequalis xxX X Xx L, 3 M. M. debilis xxX X Xx L, 3,83, 8 M. M. didyma xxX X xX L, 8 M. hageni xxX X xxX X L, 3,5,73, 5, 7 OrthemisOnhemis ferruginea ferruginea xxxX X X xxX X L, 3S, 5, 6S, 7, 8, IIS, 13S O. levis xX Xx L, 8S PantalaPanlala ßavescensflavescens xxxX X X X xxX L, 2, 4S, 5S, 6S, 7S, 8S,8S, IOS,IOS, I1 IS, I2S, I3S *P. hymenaea xxX X xxX X 2,4S,2, 4S, 5,6S5, 6S PerithemisPerilhemis domitiadomilia xxX X xxX X L, 7, 8, I3S13S P. intensa P. xX L P. P. mooma xxX X xxX X L, 7, 8 Planiplax xx sanguinivetrissanguinivenlris X X Xx L, 8 *TholymisTholymis citrina xX citrina Xx xxX X 2, I3SI3S Tramea abdominalis 7 xxX X xxX X L.L, 5, 7 *T.*T binotatabinatala xX xX I3S T. calvenicalverti xxxX X X XxxX L, 1,3,I, 3, 5S,5S, 6, 7, 8,8, IOS, I2S • *T.T. lateratalacerala xxX X xX 6S,6S, I3S *T. onusta xxX X xX 6S.6S, 7, IOS, 12S, I3S States: = = C = Campeche, Y Yucatan, — QR Quintana Roo, Years: 65 = July 1965, 83 = No- vember 1983. — Records: L = literature, numbers as indicated = in text; S sight record only. — * = •• first record for Yucatan Peninsula. — = first specified locality for Mexico. 36 Notul. odonatol., Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 33-52, June 1, 1984 YUCATAN, coastal scrub and mangroves east were not exhaustive, 1 did look for Odonata at of — Chicxulub, 14 November 1983; (II) ponds and ditches representative of all the YUCATAN, cenote and rain habitats the puddles at aquatic seen on island, and I was 5 November — Chichen-ltzi, 1983; (12) surprised at the relatively low diversity of QUINTANA ROO, rain puddles and forest species there, in particular the lack of edge at Canctin airport, 17 November 1983; — Zygoptera. In addition to the species recorded Table (13) QUINTANA ROO, Isla Cozumel, 3 in 1, I saw an unidentified Anax and November 1983. members of the group of red species of Tramea with narrow wing markings (abdominalis, List of species calverti and insularis); thus at least 13 species Table I lists all the species presently known to occur occur on island, and future visits will on the Yucatan Peninsula, with records from doubtless add others. each of the three indicated. states They total 68 The following species merit additional species, of which 25 (37%) are first recorded comment. from the herein. Five of them are first Protoneura peninsula corculum and Argia gaumeri — recorded from in Mexico, Unlike other oftheir in a specified locality members genera Middle all were listed PAULSON these and thus although by (1982) America, are pond species are with localities 8 no specified. The occurrence of adapted for distribution on the streamless species ofAnisoptera is based solely on my sight Yucatan Peninsula, Even more interesting is the records, but all they are species that are readily apparent abundance of Argia translata at identifiable in the field and with which I have Xtoloc Cenote, Chichen-It/a (WILLIAMSON, had considerable experience. Sight records of as this is in 1936), species always on streams my Odonata should be as readily acceptable (and as experience. critically as those of at least for Anax and judged) birds, concolor Micrathyria hageni — These many species. two species were abundant at forest ponds at Uxmal, and I was surprised to see both Discussion species on territory and mating at 17:20 hours Both visits were during the the rainy season, after sun had disappeared behind the forest the although 1983 one took place during an and light levels were so low that it was difficult unusual prolongation of that season, perhaps to see them very well. I thought at first the Anax another of the effects of far-reaching ”E 1 Nino" were Gynacantha until I saw them more clearly, of that I travelled lush I other Anax year. Everywhere was and have never seen any on and grean, many dragonflies were on territory territory so late in the day. MAY (1980) found and of of the and mating, young individuals some hagenito be one species of Micrathyria species indicated continued In most that and low emergence. began flying early at relatively it would be drier in I nevertheless years November, and temperatures, but was amazed to Odonata be activity might more reduced by that see what I considered a normally heliophilic time in a normal year.
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