A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador
Author
Mauffray, William F.
Author
Tennessen, Kenneth J.
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Coryphaeschna
Williamson, 1903
Five of the eight species of
Coryphaeschna
occur in
Ecuador
. For identification, refer to
Paulson (1994)
and
Tennessen (2001)
. These large dragonflies (
Fig. 62
) occupy shallow weedy ponds and slow reaches of streams, usually in forested areas.
Coryphaeschna adnexa
(
Hagen, 1861
)
. Publ. Recs.
ECU:
Martin (1909
,
1911
—both as
Aeschna adnexa
)
,
Hincks (1934)
,
Geijskes (1943)
,
Paulson (1983)
,
Tsuda (1986
,
1991
),
Steinmann (1997b)
, (H06)) (P11), (H14);
GY
: *
Calvert (1906))
,
Campos (1922
,
1931
—both as
A. adnexa
),
Calvert (1956)
;
EO
:
Campos (1927)
;
NA
:
Calvert (1956)
, Daigle (1996). Also ARG, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, PRY, PER, SUR, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus TTO (P11).
Addl. Data.
LR
,
Buena Fé
:
1 ♀
, [Consumulo] S Río Palenque (-0.58, -79.35,
175m
),
11 vi 1974
, leg. J. Longi- no, det. JJD [FSCA];
1 ♂
, Babahoyo, swamp at Babahoyo,
21 vi 1975
, leg. J. Cohen, A. Langley & P. Monnig, leg.? [USNM];
NA
,
Tena
:
1 ♂
, Río Sinde, pond,
5 km
E of Puerto
Napo
(
-1.0517
,
-77.7544
,
450m
),
13 vii 1996
, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];
1 ♂
, same data but
22 vii 1996
, leg. & det. JJD [JJD];
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
, same data but leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, LSAM];
1 ♂
, J.S.B.S.,
23 km
E of Puerto
Napo
, Tropical Wet Forest,
18 x 1988
, leg. & det. SWD [UTIC];
3 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
, Río
Napo
slough,
3.2 km
E of Puerto
Napo
,
23 vii 1996
, leg. & det. JJD [JJD];
OR
,
Francisco
de
Orellana
:
1 ♂
, pond near trib. of
Río Payamino
, road to
Loreto
,
1.7 km
W of Coca Road
(
-0.4367
,
-77.0017
,
258m
),
13 vi 1995
, leg. & det. KJT [FSCA];
1 ♂
, same data but
18 xi 1997
[KJT];
1 ♀
, P.N.Y.,
2.1 km
E of Yasuni
Biological Research Sta., pond and swamp (-0.6741, -76.3685, 244m), 15 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA];
SU
,
Shushufindi:
Limoncocha (-0.4000, -76.6167, 269m), 24 vii 1977, leg. & det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂, same data but 23 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [FSCA, KJT]; 1 ♀, same data but 25 viii 1980 [UTIC]; 1 ♂, same data but lawn, 23 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [JJD]; 1 ♂, same data but 24 viii 1980 [UTIC]; 1 ♀, same data but forest trail, 24 vii 1971, leg. D. Pearson, det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♀, same data but Río Napo, 16 xi 1973, leg. B. Drummond III, det.? [FSCA]; 1 ♀, same data but 15 i 1964; 1 ♂, same data but 19 iv 1974 [FSCA]; same data but 6 xi 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 2 ♂♂, same data but 1 xi 1980 [FSCA]; 1 ♂, same data but 18 xi 1980; 1 ♂, same data but Thorn Palm Swamp “on Río Napo,” xi 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; “La Selva, 100 km E of Coca, Manicocha,” 12 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [FSCA].
FIGURE 62.
Coryphaeschna adnexa
♂, FRENCH GUIANA, Cayenne District, Matoury, 20 vi 2013; photo D. Gaschignard.
Coryphaeschna amazonica
De Marmels, 1989
. Publ. Recs. ECU:*(H14). Also BRA, CEN, GUF, PER, SUR, VEN: (
H06
), (P16).
Addl. Data.
ES, Quininde:
1 ♂
, Río Hoja Blanca,
3 km
N of Río Canande Reserve,
35 km
NE of Quininde (
0.5439
,
-79.2035
), date not provided, data provided by WAH & DLW;
PA,
Pastaza
:
1 ♂
,
Comuna San Ramon
(
- 1.3786
,
-77.8670
), date not provided; data provided by WAH & DLW.
Coryphaeschna diapyra
Paulson, 1994
. Publ. Recs.
ECU:
(H06)), (P11), (H14);
SU
: *
Paulson (1994)
. Also CEN, VEN: (H06), (P11).
Addl. Data.
SU
,
Shushufindi
:
3 ♂♂
,
Limoncocha
,
Thorn Palm Swamp
“on Río
Napo
” (
-0.4000
,
-76.6167
,
269m
),
26 xi 1980
, leg. MJW, det. DRP [FSCA].
Coryphaeschna huaorania
Tennessen, 2001
. Publ. Recs.
ECU:
(
Paulson 2004a
) (P11), (H14);
MS
: *
Tennessen (2001
—
Holotype
&
Allotype
: [Patuca], [about 1 ml N],
43.4 km
S of Sucua, large pond [about
5 km
N of Mendez road jct] (
-2.7283
,
-78.2700
,
600m
),
6 xi 1997
, leg. TWD [FSCA]);
NA
: *
Tennessen (2001)
;
OR:
*
Tennessen (2001)
. Note: So far reported only from
Ecuador
.
Addl. Data.
NA
,
Tena
:
1 ♀
, pool near Río
Napo
,
3.2 km
E of Puerto
Napo
(
-1.0456
,
-77.7467
,
420m
),
23 vii 1996
, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];
OR
,
Francisco
de
Orellana
:
1 ♂
, P. N.Y., pool near
Río Sabaleto
,
17 vii 1996
, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];
1 ♂
, pond,
Loreto
Road
,
11 km
W of Río Payamino
ferry [now bridge] (
-0.4800
,
-77.0800
,
300m
),
18 xi 1997
, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];
1 ♂
,
11.8 km
W on
Loreto
Road, large pond (
-0.4742
,
-77.0583
,
285m
),
18 xi 1997
, leg. WFM, det. KJT [FSCA].
Coryphaeschna viriditas
Calvert, 1952
. Publ. Recs.
ECU:
Paulson (1983)
,
Tsuda (1986
,
1991
), (H06), (P11), (H14);
GY
:
Calvert (1956)
;
LJ
: *
Campos (1925
—as
C. virens
). Also BOL, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, VEN, SUR: (H06),
Paulson (2009)
; plus TTO: (P11).
Addl. Data.
PA,
Pastaza
:
1 ♀
, old road to Tena,
22 km
E of Puyo,
2 m
wide polluted stream bordered by forest and cutover area (
-1.424
,
-77.874
), date not provided; data provided by WAH & DLW.