Dasythemis Karsch, 1889

Mauffray, William F. & Tennessen, Kenneth J., 2019, A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador, Zootaxa 4628 (1), pp. 1-265 : 153

Dasythemis Karsch, 1889

One of the four species of this genus occurs in Ecuador ( Fig. 89 ). See Ris (1910) for identification. Adults are slight of stature; they perch near partly shaded ponds and swamps.

Dasythemis esmeralda Ris, 1910 . Publ. Recs. ECU: Campos (1925), Fraser (1946b), Geijskes (1971), Paulson (1983), Davies & Tobin (1984), Tsuda (1986, 1991), Steinmann (1997b), (H06), (P11), (H14); ES: * Ris (1910 — type series, 2 ♂♂, Esmeralda, “from Selys”), Schmidt (1942), Bridges (1993); OR: von Ellenrieder & Garrison (2011); SU: Donnelly (1998). Also BOL, BRA, COL, GUF, PER, SUR, TTO, VEN: ( P11 ).

Huamboya: 1 cop. pair, Macas, 58 km N on Hwy. 45 (70 km N of Sucua), roadside ditch and tribs. near Río Pasanac (-1.9447, -77.8536, 762m), 10 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; NA, Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola: 1 ♂, [Ila], 49 km N of Puyo on road to Tena Río Anzu [mistakenly listed as “Río Pastaza ”] (-1.20, -77.87, 512m), 26 x 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; Tena: 1 ♂, J.S.B.S., near Tena, clearing near stream (450m), 19 vi 1994, leg. A. Jaramilo, det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂, same data but 16 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 4 ♂♂, 5.3 km E Puerto Napo on J.S.B.S. Road, Río Sinde (-1.0500, -77.7481, 450m), 16 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [RWG, SWD]; 1 ♂, same data but 13 vii 1996, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 1 ♂, Puerto Napo, 17.2 km E on J.S.B.S. road, pool near stream (340m), 22 vii 1996, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; OR, Francisco de Orellana: 4 ♂♂, seepage stream 2.1 km E of Yasuni station, Yasuni Preserve, 15 xi 1997, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 3 ♂♂, swamp, P.N.Y. (-0.6542, -76.3542, 200m), 15 x 1997, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, P.N.Y., 8 km N of Waorani Road on Yasuni Road palm swamp just S of Río Bogi 2 Este , km marker 42.3 (-0.6734, -76.4397), 12 vi 1995, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 1 ♂, P.N.Y., grassy semi-shaded pools/ stream, 5.6 km W Yasuni Road on PC 29-30 (-0.7133, -76.3000, 200m), 10 vi 1995, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♀, pond, Loreto Road, 11.8 km W of Río Payamino ferry, 18 xi 1997, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀, T. B.S., USFQ, Mauritia palm swamp off Guacamayo trail at marker 2100 (-0.6331, -76.1628, 220m), 20 i 2009, leg. & det. RWG & NVE [NVE]; Loreto: 6 ♂♂, Pano , 12 ix 1990, leg. OSF, det.? [USNM]; 1 ♂, streams and forest trails 12 km E of Loreto, 2+ km S of Hwy. 45 (-0.6217, -77.2600, 365m), 12 x 2009, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, same data but 15 x 2009 [KJT, RWG]; 1 ♂, same data but 15 x 2009, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; PA, Mera: 1 ♀, Mera , 12 km W of Puyo, 5 ii 1976, leg. P. Spangler, det.? [USNM]; SU, Cascales: 1 ♀, 37 km W of Lago Agrio, river, 20 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; Lago Agrio: 1 ♀, 2 km N. Lago Agrio , 26 ix 1975, leg. A. Langley, det.? [USNM]; 2 ♀♀, Santa Cecilia , Río Francisco de Orellana, 25–31 iii 1969, leg. P & P Spangler, det.? [USNM]; 1 cop. pair, 26 km S of Lago Agrio, stream & marsh, 19 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; Shushufindi : 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 1 cop. pair, Limoncocha , Río Napo (-0.4000, -76.6167, 269m), 9 xi 1972, leg. E. Stiles, det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂, same data but 10 xi 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, La Selva Lodge, forest (-0.4983, -76.3733, 200m), 25 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 2 ♀♀, stream about 3 km SW of Shushufindi (-0.2136, -76.6786, 250m), 12 v 2009, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂, stream about 3 km NW of Shushufindi (-0.1664, -76.6917, 290m), 14 v 2009, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same data but 14 x 2009, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ].

Figures

FIGURE 89. Dasythemis esmeralda cop. pair, ECUADOR, Orellana Prov., forest W of Shushufindi, 28 x 2013; photo K. J. Tennessen.