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Odonate collection in the Department of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology of the University of

C. D’Antonio

Via A. Falcone, 386/b, I-80127 Napoli,

checklist is of 41 from LESTIDAE Abstract –A given spp.

Hun- Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, - Chalcolestes v. viridis (Vander L.)

and 1 gary, Italy, Poland Portugal. Brachytron Germany: Leipzig, ó . pratense (Müll.) is for the first time recorded from - Lestes barbarus (Fahr.)

Calabria, southern Italy. Italy: Catania, 28-IV-I940, 1 5. - Province

of Caserta: Sessa Aurunca, 10-V-1930, li.-

Introduction Province ofNapoli: Portici, 2 à .

The collection of Odonata of the Department of - L. sponsa (Hans.)

AgriculturalEntomology and Zoology ofthe Uni- “Fennia" (= Finland): 18-V1I-1931, 1 <3,2 9;

of in Portici is rich. There - 1 - 31-VI1-I931, 1 versity Naples not very id., 28-VII-I931, <3; id.,

210 are specimens, kept in 15 boxes, collected <3.

between 1905 and 1940 in different European lo- - Sympecma fusca (Vander L.)

calities, but above all in southern Italy and in the Austria: Vienna, 1 9.-Cyprus: Ayoios

vicinity of Naples. Joannis, alt. 3500-4000 ft, <3,9 (?). -Ger-

1 1 -11 many: Berlin, <3; - Dresden, <3 . a 1 y:

Species list Province of : , VII-1921, 1 9.

The checklist reported below is arranged accord- PLATYCNEM1DIDAE

the - ing to sequence of families proposed by Platycnemis pennipes (Pall.)

ASKEW The 1 - (1988). locality lables are not always Austria: Vienna, <3. Hungary: Buda-

have label I - 11 I Province ofSalerno: Vallo complete. Besides, some specimens no pest, 9. a y:

at all. Some localities are reported as “country della , 4-IX-1918, 1 <3, 1 9.-Coun-

unknown”, as it was not possible to localize them. try u n k n o w n: 2-VI-1925, 1 <3.

CALOPTERYGIDAE COENAGRIONIDAE

- Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (Vander L.) - Cercion Lindeni (Sel.)

Italy: Benevento, V-1920, 1 d; - id., IX- Italy: Province of Napoli: Portici, 1 <5. -

-1918, I d. - Province of Catanzaro: Nicastro, Province of Vibo Valentia: Sambiase, 25-VI-

IX-1905, 1 <3, 1 9. - Province of Messina: -1921, 1 (3.

Ucria, 18-VI-1931, 1 <3. - Province of Salerno: - Ceriagrion tenellum (de Vili.)

Ascea, 20-VII-1929, 1 9;-id., 1-V1II-1929, 1 Italy: Benevento, IX-1918, 1 ¿ . - Province - 9 , 19-VI1-1918,1 d ; , of Napoli; , VII-1935,

I7-VII-1935, 1 9; -, 4-IX- 2 <$, 2 5 (forma typica). - Country un-

-1918, 1 d, I 9. - Province of Vibo Valentia: known: Schifo, 27-V1II-1940, 1 5.

1 caerulescens Arena, l-VIIf-1929, d\- Sambiase, V-1920, C. caesarum Schmidt

I <3. Italy: Province of Foggia: Lesina, VI1-1939,

C. splendens ancilla Sèi. 1 5.-Country unknown: Schifo, 27-

Italy: Province of Napoli: Castellammare di -VIII-1940, 1 9.

Stabia, VII-1935, 19 d,2 9;- id., Vl-1935, 2 C. hastulatum (Charp.)

d, 1 9;-id„ VIII-1935, 1 d;-Portici, 1929,1 “Fennia" (= Finland): 7-VI-I931, 1 6. I 5.

d. - Province of Vibo Valentia: Sambiase, V- C. mercuriale castellani Roberts

-1920,1 5.-Country unknowji:Schito, Italy: Province of Salerno: , 29-V-

27-VIII-1940, 1 9. -1927, 1 9; - id., 2-VII-I927, 1 9.

C. virgo (L.) C. puella (L.)

Italy; Province of Salerno: , 27-VI- Austria: Vienna, 2 <3. - Country un-

-1920, 1 9, known: Schito, 14-VI-1922, 1 9. No. 140 Notul. odonatoi, Vol. 4, 9, pp. 137-152, June 1, 1997

- C. pulchellum mediterraneum Schmidt LIBELLULIDAE

Italy: Province of Napoli: Caslellammare di - Crocothemis erythraea (Brulle)

1 Stabia, VII-1935, d. Italy: Benevento, VII-1918, 1 2. - Catania,

- Coenagrionp. pulchellum (Vander L.) 1934, 3 d, 1 2. - Province of Napoli:

- Finland: Turku, I 2. “Fennia” (= Fin- Castellammare di Stabia, 9-V-1927, 1 2; -

land): 18-VII-1931, Id. Portici, 4 d, 2 2, - Province of Roma:

- scitulum I C. (Ramb.) Fiumicino, 19-IX-1918, d. - Province of

Country unknown: Schito, 14-VI-1922, Salerno: , l-VIII-1929, 1 d;-id , 5-VII1-

1 d. - -1929, Id; id., 18-VIII-1929, I 2. - Prov-

- Enallagma cyathigerum! (Charp.) ince of Sassari: Tempio Pausania, VI-1906, 1

Austria: Vienna, I

1 Braunschweig, <î. - Leucorrhinia dubia (Vander L.)

Erythromma najas (Hans.) Germany: Braunschweig, 12- “Fennia”

Austria: Vienna, I d, 2 2. (= Finland): I d.

- Ischnura elegans (Vander L.) - L. rubicunda (L.)

Greece: Poros, 1 d. -11 a 1 y: Province of “Fennia" (= Finland): 16-VI-1931, 1 d;-id.,

Salerno: Pompei, 29-V-1927, I d; - , 9- 17-VI-1931, 1 2.

-V-1927, 1 2. - “Fennia” (= Finland): 5-VIII- - Libellula fulva Mail.

-1931, 1 d. 1 2; - id., 2-VII-1931, 1 d. Italy: Province of Napoli: Portici, 1928, I

- Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulz.) 2;- Castellammare di Stabia, VII-1935,6 d, 2

Germany: Braunschweig, 12.- "Fennia” 2.-Country unknown: Schito. I4-VI-

(= Finland): 18-VII-1931, 1 d. -1922, I d.

AESHNIDAE - L. quarimaculata L.

- Aeshna affinis Vander L. “Fennia” (= Finland): 19-VI-1931, 1 d, 1 2.

Italy: Province of Napoli: Castellammare di - Orthetrum brunneum (Fonsc.)

Stabia, 13-VII-1927, I 2. Italy: Province of Napoli: Castellammare di

- A. cyanea (Mull.) Stabia, VII-1935, 2 d, 1 2; - Portici, 1 d. -

Austria: Vienna, 1 - 11 I Benevento, Province of Salerno: 2 d. 2. a y: Ascea, l-VIII-1929,

VII-1918, 1 d. - Province of Napoli: Portici, - Province ofTrenlo: Civezzano Trentino, VIII-

I6-V1II-1929, 1 d; - id., 30-VII-1927, I 2;- -1905, 1 2. - Province of Vibo Valentia:

id 4-X-1931, 1 d; - 9-VI1I-1927, 1 2;- Sambiase, V-1920, 1 2. . id., - id., 8-IX-1927, 1 2; - id., 1 2. “Fennia" (= - O. cancellatum (L.)

Finland): 25-VII1-1931, 1 d. Austria: Vienna, 1 d. - 11 a 1 y: Province of

- - A. mixta Latr. Napoli: Portici, 1 d, 1 2. Catania, 1934, 1

Italy: Province of Brindisi: S. Vito dei 2.-Country unknown: “Patria”, 1 d.

O. coerulescens Normanni, VII-1905, 1 3. - (Fabr.)

Leach : Benevento, IX- - Anax imperator Italy:

Italy: Province of Napoli: Castellammare di -1918, 2d; - id., 1920, 1 2. - Province of

Stabia, VI-1935, I d, 1 2;-Portici, 2-X-1933, Napoli: Castellammare di Stabia, VIII-1935, 2

I d; - id., 15-VI-1919, 1 2. d; - id., VII-1935, 8 d, 2 2; - id., VI-1935, 2

- - 3 Province ofVibo Valentia: Brachytron pratense (Mull.) d, 2. Sambiase,

Italy: Province of Vibo Valentia: Sambiase, 23-VI-1921, 1 2;-id., V-1920, 1 2.

VI-1920, I 2. - Sympetrum danae (Sulz.)

1 1 - P GOMPHIDAE Germany: Braunschweig, d, 2. o-

I 1 - Gomphus vulgatissimus (L.) a n d: Breslau, 2.-Country un-

1 -11 I Benevento, known: I8-IX-1926, 1 d. Germany: Berlin, d. a y:

- S. V-1918. 1 d. - Country unknown: flaveolum (L.)

“Patria”, 1 2. Austria: Sachsenburg. I d, 1 2.

- - Onychogomphusf. forcipatus (L.) S. fonscolombei(Sel.)

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9. 5-V1I-1927, 1 (J;- id., 12-V-1928, I Anisoptera). The record ofBrachytmn pratense is

- S. meridionale (Sulz.) very important:this specimen, caughtin Sambiase,

Germany: Bavaria: Nürnberg, 1 9. near the town of Catanzaro, is the first record for

Calabria Its in is S. sanguineum (Müll.) (southern Italy). presence Italy

1 - P known from 56 localities Germany; Leipzig, l-IX-1926, â. o r- only (personal data) and

1; 1 t u g a Porto, 9. for this reason the species should be considered as

S. striolatum (Charp.) “threatened”, though it was not reported as such

Italy: Benevento, IX-1918, Id.- Province by UTZERI (1995).

of 2 1 Napoli: Portici,

1 1 References 9;-id,, 1928,

- S. vulgatum (L.) fliesofEurope. Harley Books, Martins; - UTZERI,

“Fennia” (= Finland): 3-VIII-1931, 1 i. C„ 1995, Odonata, in: A. Minelli, S. Ruffo & S.

La Posta, Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana,

Conclusion 35. pp. 1-7, Calderini, Bologna.

The odonate collection of the Department of En-

tomology and Zoology of the University of Received June 21, 1996

Neaples consists of41 species (21 Zygoptera, 20