Lestes apollinaris Navás, 1934

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Lestes apollinaris Navás, 1934 .

Publ. Recs. ECU: Calvert (1907), Soukop (1954), Paulson (1983), Tsuda (1986) — all as Lestes henshawi ; * Donnelly (1996), (P11), (H14); MS: Tennessen (2006); NA: Tennessen (1996b), Daigle (1996); PA: Kennedy (1942b— ♀ described as L. henshawi . Also COL, PER, VEN: (H08), (P16).

Addl. Data. MS, Morona: 1 ♂, rocky stream and seeps, 22.5 km W of Macas on Guamote Road , 18 ix 2005, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; NA, Archidona: 1 ♂, stream 12.5 km N of Narupa, Baeza-Tena road (-0.67, -77.78, 1585m), 14 vii 1996, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. WFM [QZAC]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. SWD [RWG]; Quijos; 1 ♂, [Bermejo], 10.6 km S of Baeza on Hwy. 45 near Bermejo , seepage marsh (-0.5083, -77.8789, 1800m), 14 vi 1995, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 1 ♂, same data but 16 vi 1995, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 cop. pair, same data but 24 vii 1996, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 7 ♂♂, Baeza 4.8–5.0 km S, small clear streams and seeps (-0.4761, -77.8711, 1830m), 20 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, QZAC, USNM]; 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, same data but 16 x 2009, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; OR, Loreto: 1 ♀, Loreto 38.9 km W on road to Narupa , pond (-0.7411, -77.5569, 988m), 14 vi 1995, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA].

Note: All records are from the east slope. Originally confused with L. henshawi , but the true L. henshawi is recorded only from Costa Rica ( Donnelly 1996).