Tauriphila Kirby, 1889

Mauffray, William F. & Tennessen, Kenneth J., 2019, A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador, Zootaxa 4628 (1), pp. 1-265 : 200-202

Tauriphila Kirby, 1889

Of the five species of Tauriphila , three were keyed by Needham et al. (2014), two of which are wide-ranging and are found in Ecuador ( Fig. 112 ). Breeding sites are open ponds and small lakes with aquatic macrophytes.

Tauriphila argo (Hagen, 1869) . Publ. Recs. ECU: (H06), (P11), (H14); GY: Tennessen & Johnson (2008); NA: Tennessen (1998); OR: * Dunkle (1981). Also ARG, BOL, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, VEN, TTO: (H06), (P11); plus SUR (P16).

Addl. Data. GY, Balao: 1 ♂, small stream/ditches in banana plantation, about 2 km E of Hwy. 25 near Balao Jct. (-2.9100, -79.6919, 70m), 28 iii 2008, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; NA, Tena: 1 ♂, Puerto Napo, 5.3 km E of Hwy. 45 on J.S.B.S. Road, Río Sinde (-1.0500, -77.7481, 450m), 22 vi 1996, leg. & det. WFM [LSAM]; 4 ♂♂, same data but 16 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, Puerto Napo, 3.2 km E on J.S.B.S. Road, ponds and flowing marsh (-1.0456, -77.7467, 420m), 23 vii 1996, leg. & det. WFM [QZAC]. OR, Francisco de Orellana: 2 ♂♂, pond on Coca-Loreto road (-0.4750, -77.0747, 290m), 18 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 3 ♂♂, [La Nueva Esperanza] [across Río Napo from] near Primavera “Limoncocha” Río Napo & Lake Taracoa (-0.45, -76.77, 300m), 27 vii 1977, leg. DRP & S. Hills, det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♀, same data but 20 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, same data but 4 xi 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 1 ♂, trib. of Río Payamino , road to Loreto, 1.7 km W of jct. with Coca Road (-0.4367, -77.0017, 258m), 18 xi 1997, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Puerto Francisco de Orellana, 8.2 km W on road to Loreto from Coca-Sachas Road, pond (-0.4578, -77.0381, 288m), 18 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 1 ♂, Puerto Francisco de Orellana, 12.3 km W on road to Loreto from Coca-Sachas Road, pond (-0.4750, -77.0747, 290m), 13 vi 1995, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; SU, Lago Agrio: 2 ♂♂, brushy ponds, 24 km W of Lago Agrio, 20 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; Shushufindi: 1 ♂, pond about 3 km NW of Shushufindi (-0.1822, -76.6917, 290m), 14 v 2009, leg. & det. KJT [FSCA]; 2 ♂♂, Shushufindi , SW, pond, (-0.2201, -76.6988), 29 x 2013, leg. & det. KJT [FSCA].

Tauriphila australis (Hagen,1867) . Publ. Recs. ECU: Paulson (1983), Tsuda (1986, 1991); Steinmann (1997b), (H06), (P11), (H14); EO: Campos (1927); GY: * Calvert (1906), Ris (1913b), Campos (1922); SU: Westfall (1998). Also ARG, BOL, BRA, CEN, COL, PER, TTO, VEN: (H06), (P11); Plus GUF, PRY: (H06).

Addl. Data. GY, Guayaquil: 1 ♀, Guayaquil, date?, F. Campos, det.? [USNM]; Naranjal: 1 ♂, Cerro Mas Vale Fundacion Andrate (-2.40, -79.63, 15m), 10 ii 2001, leg. & det. F. Sibley [FSCA]; 1 ♂, same data but 13 xi 2001 [FSCA]; 1 ♂, Cerro Mas Vale just N of river (-2.3425, -79.6342, 9 m), 14 xi 2001, leg. & det. F. Sibley [FSCA]; LR, Quevedo: 1 ♂, small stream/secondary forest 5 km E of Hwy. E25 [from Formisa] (-0.7253, -79.444, 150m), 23 ii 2010, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; SU, Shushufindi: 15 ♂♂, 1 ♀, 1 cop. pair, Limoncocha, Río Napo (-0.4000, -76.6167, 269m), 25 xi 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 6 ♂♂, same data but 22–25 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [JJD, SWD]; 1 ♂, same data but 24 viii 1980 [KJT]; 2 ♂♂, same data but lake edge, 5 vii 1971, leg. D. Pearson, det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂, same data but clearing, 22 vii 1977, leg. & det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂, La Selva, Manicocha, 12 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [SWD].

Figures

FIGURE 112. Tauriphila argo ♂, BRAZIL, Río de Janeiro, Atlantic Forest, Reserva Ecologica de Guapiaçu,1 iv 2015; photo B. Guillon.