Ischnura pamelae Vick & Davies, 1988

Grand, Daniel, Marinov, Milen, Jourdan, Herve, Cook, Carl, Rouys, Sophie, Mille, Christian & Theuerkauf, Jörn, 2019, Distribution, habitats, phenology and conservation of New Caledonian Odonata, Zootaxa 4640 (1), pp. 1-112 : 29

Ischnura pamelae Vick & Davies, 1988

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Ischnura pamelae Vick & Davies, 1988: 281 .

Distribution ( Fig. 22 ). Endemic to Grande Terre. This species is only known from the Plaine des Lacs, where eight localities have been recorded (northernmost record: swamps close to Lac Yaté). It has been observed in small populations.

Habitat. Ischnura pamelae is confined to sunny standing water habitats dominated by helophytes. These places can be swamps, ponds and pools on ultramafic soil.

Biology and behaviour. Adults are encountered over water bodies, often sitting on emergent rushes ( Juncaceae ). Mating wheels are formed in the same places and last up to more than an hour, after which the female oviposits alone. The larval biology is unknown.

Status. Ischnura pamelae appears at risk considering its restricted range and its small populations. We rank it as EN.

Figures

FIGURE 22. Records of Ischnura pamelae.