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Odonata collectedin Nicaragua
NICARAGUA EXPEDITION 2001*
Abstract — During 29 July through 3 Aug. 2001, positively identified, from 12 localities in Jinotega
71 collected and 4 additional and 25 spp, were spp. were Matagalpa Departments. spp. are new
* The authors Abbot are: J. (Patterson Laboratories 219, School of Biological Sciences, University of
Texas, Austin,TX 78712, United States), R.J. Beckemeyer(957 Perry, Wichita, KS 67203, United States),
T.W, Donnelly (2091 Partridge Lane, Binghamton, NY 13903, United States), E. Gonzalez-Soriano
(Depaitamentode Zoologia, Institute de Biologia,UNAM, A.P. 70-153, MX-04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico) &
G.L. Harp (3206 MaplewoodTerrace, Jonesboro, AR 72401, United States). No. 2002 126 Notul. odonatol., Vol. 5, 10, pp. 117-128, December 1,
records for Nicaragua, raising the total number of species (NR), Mecistogaster modesta Selys (NR),
caerulatus spp. for this country to 124. Megaloprepus (Drury), Anisagrion
A. allopterum Selys, Argia sp. nr extranea Hagen,
Introduction medullaris Hagen in Selys (NR), Epigomphus
has of the known Nicaragua one most poorly westfalli Donnelly, Brechmorhoga pertinax
Odonata faunas of Central America. PAULSON (Hagen), B. rapax Calvert, L. croceipennis Selys
(1982) listed 51 species for this country and a few (sight), Paltothemis lineatipes Karsch (sight), years later MAES et al. (1988) increased this Pantala hymenaea (Say), Uracis imbuta number to 90. Recently the same authors raised this (Burmeister). number to 98 species (MAES et al., 2001, in litt.). Localities (all Nicaragua, JinotegaDept):
T. identified small Additionally Donnelly a photograph stream, 13°35.50'N, 83"44,55'W; 1000 m; of hand-held of small forest stream 85°42.6'W, a specimen Coryphaeschna apeora at camp, 13°35,2'N,
Paulson from a photograph taken in Managua 1250 m; in forest, near base camp, ca I3°35'N,
Department. 85°42'W, 1250 m; stream at farm, 13°35.6'N,
We visited Nicaraguafor aweek's collectingtrip 1100 m. at the end of July and beginning of August, 2001. (2) VICINITY OF WIWILf, along road S to
The collections were centered around Cerro Jinotega, small streams between 2 and 9 km S of
and and 500 1 — Kilambe' Wiwilf, Jinotega Department village (all approx. m; Aug. 2001).
Selva Odonata collected small Negra, Matagalpa.Department,respectively. were along very streams
We obtained a total of67 species belongingto 37 in the immediate vicinity of the dirt road, which
and We also identified in with small of genera 9 families. positively was agricultural country patches by sight four more species, totalling 71 species remnant forest. The weather was sunny. The two collected or sighted duringthe trip. species of Orthemis were flying together at a ford
We 25 records the road. O. report new for country, in- crossing the discolor was distinctly more
creasing thetotal number of species for this country red than ferrugineain this instance.
to 124 (oneunnamed). Species new to the country Hetaerina cruentata (Rambur), H. occisa (Selys),
noted H. H. are as (NR). miniata Selys (NR), sempronia Hagen,Lestes
tikalus Kormondy (NR), Heteragrion
Localities and records erythrogastrum Selys (NR), Palaemnema nathalia
(1) CERRO KILAMBE and immediate vicinity Selys (NR), Megaloprepus caerulatus (sight),
— Odonata (1000-1250m; 29-31 July, 2001). were Acanthagrion quadratum Selys, Anisagrion
of which in A. oculata collected along small streams, one was allopterum Selys, Argiaanceps Garrison,
A. in A. primary forest at 1250 m elevation. The weather Hagen in Selys, oeneaHagen Selys, pulla
A. A. was generally sunny, but with several rain squalls. Hagen, translata Hagen in Selys, i ulmeca
This was the locality for Hetaerina sempronia, Calvert, Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert,
Heteragrion eboratum. Argia medullaris. Telebasis salva (Hagen) (NR), Brechmorhoga
B. B. Epigomphus westfalli, and the undescribed pertinax (Hagen), praecox (Hagen), vivax
Paraphlehia.The Mecistogasterand Megaloprepus Calvert, Dythemis sterilis Hagen, Macrothemis
taken in the The inacuta M. Orthemis were along paths forest. un- Calvert, pseudimitans Calvert,
described Paraphlehia is the same species that discolor (Burmeister) (NR), O.ferruginea(Fabr.),
Donnelly collected in 1974 in Matagalpa Perithemis mooma Kirby, Pseudoleon superbus
Department at lower elevation and about 90 km (Hagen).
south. The remaining stream localities were in L o c a 1 i t i e s (all Nicaragua, JinotegaDept
disturbed forest adjacentto small farms. The record and about 500 m elevation): ford on road, 2 km S
of eboratum extends its about 300 Heteragion range Wiwilf, I3°35.52'N, 85°48.52'W; stream along
km SE. road, 5 km S Wiwilf, 13°33.84'N, 85°47.54'W;
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, H. cruentata stream along road, 6 km S Wiwilf, 13°31.64'N,
(Rambur), H. sempronia Hagen (NR), Archilestes 85°46.48'W.
grandis (Rambur), Heteragrion albifrons Ris, H. (3) POND ALONG ROAD NEAR WIWILl'
eboratum Donnelly (NR), Paraphlehiaundescribed (elevationabout 500 m; 1 Aug. 2001). — Collecting Notul. Vol. odonatol., 5, No. 10, pp. 117-128,December 1, 2002 127
done around was a heavily vegetated (Pistia (Rambur), H. occisa Hagen,Heteragrionalbifrons
stratiotes shallow about “lechuguilla”), pond 30 m Ris, Megaloprepuscaerulatus (Drury), Anisagrion
in diameter. In addition to the chelata species listed, a allopterum Selys, Argia Calvert, Argia sp.
Coryphaeschna (probably adnexa) was observed nr extranea Hagen, A. medullaris Selys, Enallagma
repeatedly but not netted. civile Hagen, Ischnura ramburii (Selys),
Lestes tenuatus Rambur (NR), L. tikalus Neoerythromma cultellatum (Selys), Aeshna
Kormondy, Acanthagrion quadratum Selys, cornigera (Brauer), A. jalapensis Williamson, A.
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, Telebasis filiola(Petty) psilus Calvert (NR), Remartinia luteipennis
T. (NR), griffinii(Martin)(NR), T. isthmica Calvert (Burmeister) (NR), Epigomphuswestfalli Donnelly,
(NR), T. salva (Hagen), Brachymesia herbida Brechmorhogapertinax(Hagen), B. rapax Calvert, mithroides (Gundlach), Erythemis (Brauer), B. vivax Calvert, Cannaphila vibex (Hagen),
Erythrodiplax umbrata (L.),E. funerea (Carpenter), Libellula foliata(Kirby) (NR), L. herculea Karsch
marcella Miathyria (Selys), Micrathyria hagenii (sight) (NR), Micrathyria sp. nr laevigata Calvert
Kirby (NR), M. ocellata Martin, Orthemis discolor (NR), Orthemis discolor (Burmeister), Perithemis
(Burmeister), Perithemis mooma Kirby, Tramea mooma Kirby, Sympetrum illotum (Hagen) (NR).
abdominalis (Rambur) (NR). Locality: Hotel Selva Negra, 13°00,0'N,
Locality: pond 2.5 km S Wiwih', 13°35.00'N, 85°54.5'W
85°48.17'W.
(4) ALONG ROAD BETWEEN WIWILI AND Discussion
MATAGALPA 2 We consider (various elevations; Aug, 2001). the present total of 125 species for
— We stoppedbriefly at threeplaces alongthe road Nicaragua to be low. The Odonata diversities in from Wiwilf and Hotel Selva Negra. Collecting at Costa Rica and Honduras have been estimated the first terminated around locality was by a rain shower, 268 species (RAMfREZ et al„ 2000) and but for the remainder of was sunny the drive. The 165 species, respectively (DUNKLE, 1988) [and
duodentatus record Phyllogomphoides extends the unpublished additions by T.W. Donnelly, 1999]. range ofthis species about 400 km to the SE. OftheOdonata collected in2001, three species have
Hetaerina cruentata(Rambur) (c), Archilestes their southeasternmost limit in Nicaragua viz.,
latialatus Donnelly (a) (sight), Acanthagrion Paraphlebia sp. n.. H. eboratum and Phyllogom- quadratum Selys (c), Anisagrion allopterum (a), phoides duodentatus. The discovery ofParaphlebia
Argia nr extranea A. oculata is sp. Hagen (c),, Hagen significantbecause it represents the southernmost in Selys (c), A. oenea in A. limit of this Hagen Selys, pulla genus. Heteragrion eboratum was
in Hagen Selys(c),.A. translata Hagen in Selys (c), originally described with Guatemalan material
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert (c), (DONNELLY, 1965), and has been found also in
duodentatus Phyllogomphoides Donnelly (c), nearby Honduras and El Salvador; the Nicaraguan
Brechmorhogapertinax(Hagen) (c), Erythrodiplax record represents the southeasternmost record for fusca (Rambur) (b,c), Miathyria marcella (b). this species in Central America. Epigomphus
Localities (all Nicaragua, Jinotega Dept, westfalli, now known from three widely separated elevations not 38.5 km S remains the in this recorded): (a) Wiwilf, localities, only species genus small mountain stream, 13°29.25'N,85°93.82'W; known from Nicaragua.
(b) Reservoir 42.6 km S Wiwilf, Reservoir, 2 Aug.
53.2 We 2001, 13°24.28'N, 85°90,35'W; (c) km S of Acknowledgements wish to thank to
shallow Wiwih', river, 13°15.21'N,85°92.83'W. JAVIER SUNYER, BLAS HERNANDEZ, and
(5) HOTEL SELVA NEGRA, NEAR MARlA LOURDES CHAMORRO for their
MATAGALPA (1000 m elevation; 3 Aug. 2001). assistance and comradeship during the collecting
— The hotel is a resort forested mountain. on a trip. Our gratitude goes to to MIGUEL ANGEL
Collecting was done mainlyon small,rocky streams GUATEMALA (alias “Guatemala”) for logistic in the on the main the hotel and herculean efforts forest, pond by building, support duringthe arduous and smaller below on a pond the main pond. The mule trek to Cerro Kilambe. We deeply appreciate weather extensive was sunny. the efforts of the organizer of our trip,
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