A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador Mauffray, William F. Tennessen, Kenneth J. Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-03 4628 1 1 265 4396 Karsch, 1890 Karsch 1890 [151,433,512,539] Animalia 185 186 genus  The main reference for this genus is Borror (1931); see also Geijskes (1948) and Rehn (2003). Oligocladaranges over most of South America north of Paraguay, with nine species in Ecuador. They are small, dark dragonflies ( Fig. 105) that inhabit small streams, backwaters of streams and adjacent swamps, canals, ponds and man-made reser- voirs. Only two of the 23 species have been reared.   FIGURE 105. Oligoclada crocogaster♂, ECUADOR, Orellana Prov., small stream W of Shushufindi, 28 x 2013; photo K. J. Tennessen.   Oligoclada abbreviata( Rambur, 1842). Publ. Recs. ECU: Daigle (2005), (H06), (P11), (H14); LR: * Campos (1922); NA: Tennessen (1998). Also BRA, GUF, GUY, PER, SUR, VEN: (P11); plus COL Palacino et al.(2017—as  O. abbreviata limnophila). Addl. Data. LR, Quevedo: 1 ♀, Quevedo, Río Palenque (-1.03, -79.43, 100m), date?, leg. F. Campos, det. WFM [FSCA]; NA, Tena: 1 ♂, Río Chinchipino, 27 kmE of Puerto Napo( -1.0728, -77.5864, 385m), 13 xi 1997, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂, same data but leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 2 ♂♂, same data but leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; OR, Franciscode Orellana: 1 ♂, stream ( -0.4625, -77.1362,  282m),  20 x 2013, leg.  C. Kerst, det. WFM [FSCA].   Oligoclada crocogaster Borror, 1931. Publ. Recs. ECU:(H14—as  O.cf. crocogaster); NA: * Tennessen (1996b); OR: Rhen (2003). Also BRA: (H06), (P11). Addl. Data. OR,  Franciscode Orellana: 1 ♂, swamp, P.N.Y. ( -0.6508, -76.3558,  200m),  16 xi 1997, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];  Loreto: 1 ♂, Loreto 34 kmW on road to Narupa, pond ( -0.7428, -77.5314,  835m),  14 vi 1995, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 2 ♂♂, same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; SU,  Shushufindi: 3 ♂♂, La Selva Lodge, for- est ( -0.4983, -76.3733,  200m),  23 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, Shushufindi, about 3 kmW, small steam ( -0.1662, -76.6879),  28 x 2013, leg. & det. KJT [FSCA].   Oligoclada monosticha Borror, 1931. Publ. Data. ECU:*Rhen (2003), (H06), (P11), (H14). Also PER, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus COL: (P16). Addl. Data. OR,  Franciscode Orellana: 2 ♂♂, [ La Nueva Esperanza] S of [across Río Napofrom] Primavera Laguna Taracoa(-0.45, -76.77,  244m),  27 vii 1977, leg. DRP & S. Hills, det. DRP [DRP, FSCA];  Loreto: 1 ♂, small streams and forest trails 12 kmE of Loreto, 2+ km S of Hwy.45 ( -0.6217, -77.2600,  365m),  12 x 2009, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ].   Oligoclada pachystigma Karsch, 1890. Publ. Recs. ECU:(H06), (P11), (H14); OR: *Rhen (2003). Also BRA, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, SUR, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus COL: (P16). Addl. Data. OR, Francisco de Orellana: 1 ♂, [ Anangu] [SE across Río Napofrom Providencia], Lago Anangu“on Río Napo” ( -0.5213, -76.4361,  300m),  9 v 1975, leg. T. Emmel, det.? [FSCA]; 10 ♂♂, [ La Nueva Esperanza] [across Río Napofrom] near Primavera“Limoncocha”, Río Napo& Lake Taracoa(-0.45, -76.77,  300m),  27 vii 1977, leg. & det. DRP [DRP]; 16 ♂♂, same data but  4 xi 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 3 ♂♂, same data but  26 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♀, streams in hill forest S of Napo Riveracross from  La Selva,  13 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, [Pompeya Sur] S on [Pompeya Sur-Iro road] at km marker 31, borrow pit near Río Sabaleto( -0.6569, -76.4528,  216m),  12 vi 1995, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 2 ♂♂,  17 vii 1996, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, pond, Loreto Road,  11.8 kmW of Río Payaminoferry,  18 xi 1997, leg. & det. KJT [KJT];  Loreto: 1 ♂, pond along Loreto-Archidona Road( -0.7417, -77.5517,  900m),  19 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, mid-sized stream 12 kmE of Loreto, about  4 kmS of Hwy.45 ( -0.6353, -77.2564,  350m),  11 x 2009, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; SU, Shushufindi: 1 ♀, Limoncocha, Río Napo(-0.40, -76.62,  300m),  6 ix 1972, leg. T. Emmel, det.? [FSCA]; 1 cop. pair, 5 ♂♂, 11 ♀♀, same data but  23 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [UTIC, KJT, SWD]; 43 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, same data but  2–25 xi 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, same data but lake edge,  5 vii 1971, leg. D. Pearson, det. DRP [DRP]; 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, same data but  16–25 viii 1971[DRP]; 1 ♂, same data but  11 xii 1971[DRP]; 1 ♀, same but  6 i 1972[DRP]; 2 ♂♂, same data but  24 ii 1972[DRP]; 7 ♂♂, same data but leg. DRP & S. Hills, det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♀, same data but  3 ix 1978, leg. KWK, det. MJW [FSCA]; 1 ♂, same data but forest trail,  28 xii 1971, leg. D. Pearson, det. DRP [DRP]; 2 ♂♂, same data but  16 ii 1972[DRP]; 1 ♂, 5 ♀♀, same data but for- est edge and clearing,  23–26 vii 1977, leg. & det. DRP [DRP]; 5 ♂♂, 1 ♀, La Selva, 100 kmE Coca, Garzacocha,  11–12 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [NVE, SWD]; 2 ♂♂, trails, small streams,  3 kmW of Shushufindi, 2+ km N off Hwy.26 at km marker 17 ( -0.1664, -76.6917,  290m),  13 x 2009, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]. *  Oligoclada risiGeijskes, 1984. Publ. Recs. BRA, GUF, SUR, VEN: (H06), (P11). Addl. Data. NA, Tena: 2 ♂♂, Río Chinchipino, 27 kmE of Puerto Napo( -1.0728, -77.5864, 385m), 13 xi 1997, leg. & det. KJT [KJT].   Oligoclada stenoptera Borror, 1931. Publ. Recs. ECU:Rhen (2003), (H06), (P11), (H14); NA: * Tennessen (1998). Also PER, BRA: (H06), (P11). Addl. Data. NA, Tena: 3 ♂♂, Río Sinde, pond, 5 kmE of Puerto Napo( -1.0517, -77.7544, 450m), 12 xi 1997, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; OR,  Franciscode Orellana: 1 ♂, [ La Nueva Esperanza] [across Río Napofrom] near Pri- mavera “Limoncocha”, Río Napo& Lake Taracoa(-0.45, -76.77,  300m),  27 vii 1977, leg. & det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂, same data but  26 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, swamp pond,  YasuniRoad, km marker 8,  12 vi 1995, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 3 ♂♂, P.N.Y., swamp ( -0.6508, -76.3558,  200m),  15–16 xi 97, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂, P.N.Y., swamp ( -0.6508, -76.3558,  200m),  16 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, [Pompeya Sur], S on [Pompeya Sur-Iro road] at km marker 31, borrow pit near Río Sabaleto( -0.6569, -76.4528,  216m),  17 vii 1996, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂, P.N.Y.,  2.1 kmE of Yasuni Biological Research Sta., pond and swamp ( -0.6741, -76.3685,  244m),  15 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 1 ♂, same data but  9 vi 1995, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; SU,  Lago Agrio: 1 ♂, stream,  44 kmW of Lago Agrio,  20 viii 1980, leg. & det. SWD [SWD].   Oligoclada teretidentis Rehn, 2003. Publ. Recs. ECU: Paulson (2004a), (H06), (P11), (H14); OR:* Rhen(2003— Holotype& Allotype: [  Franciscode Orellana], forested shore of oxbow lagoon near Río Tiputini, approx. 1 kmNW of the T. B.S.,  11 x 2001, leg. A. Rehn[UMMZ]). Addl. Data. NA, [Tena:] 1 ♂, gravel road S from road from Tena to J.S.B.S. and Airport, tilapia pond ( -1.1280, -77.7040), date not provided, data provided by WAH & DLW; OR,  Franciscode Orellana: 1 ♂, T. B.S., RíoTipu- tini,  55 kmSE of Pompeya,  94 kmESE of Coca( -0.6369, -76.1503), date not provided, data provided by WAH & DLW; 1 ♂, Shiripuno Lodge, 27 kmSE Río Shiripunobridge, ( -1.1047, -76.7317,  235m), date not provided, data provided by WAH & DLW. Note: Endemic to Ecuador.   Oligoclada umbricola Borror, 1931. Publ. Recs. ECU: Paulson (1983), Tsuda (1991), Rhen (2003), (H06), (P11), (H14); LR: * Kormondy (1958, plesiallotype); NA: Tennessen (1998); SD: Daigle et al.(1997). Also CEN, COL, VEN: (H06), (P11). Addl. Data. LR, Buena Fé: 4 ♂♂, Santo Domingo, 47 kmS, forest slough at Río Palenque Field Station ( 200m), 18 vii 1977, leg. & det. DRP [DRP]; 2 ♂♂, same data but 8 x 1988, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; Montalvo: 1 ♂, stream 1.8 kmN of Hwy. 491, about 25 kmE of Babahoyo ( -1.8111, -79.3189, 60m), 7 iii 2010, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; Quevedo: 3 ♀♀, Pichilingue, Río Palenque (-1.10, -79.48, 64m), 2 ii 1955, leg. E. Schlinger & E. Ross, det. JJD [FSCA]; 2 ♂♂, stream 16 kmE of Hwy. E25 [from Formisa] ( -0.7256, -79.3483, 200m), 24 ii 2010, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; MN, El Carmen: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, borrow pit/small slow stream, NW of El Carmen ( -0.1350, -79.5797, 185m), 28 ii 2010, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; 2 ♂♂, same data but 2 iii 2010, leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 1 ♂, same data but leg. & det. KTJ [FSCA]; SD: 1 ♂, Santo Domingo de Los Colorados, 12 kmE on Hwy. 30 near Hotel Tinalandia (-0.30, -79.67, 610m), 23 x 1980, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 1 ♂, rocky pool 8 kmW of Alluriquin, Hwy. 30, 31 i 1997, leg. & det. JJD [JJD].   Oligoclada walkeriGeijskes, 1931. Publ. Recs. ECU: *Rhen (2003), (H06), (P11), (H14). Also BRA, GUF, GUY, PER, SUR, TTO, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus COL Palacino et al. (2017). Addl. Data. NA, Tena: 1 ♂, Río Chinchipino, 27 kmE of Puerto Napo( -1.0728, -77.5864, 385m), 23 vii 1996, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂, same data but 22 vii 1996, leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; SU,  Shushufindi: 1 ♂, Limon- cocha, forest stream,  1 iii 1972, leg.  D. Pearson, det. DRP [DRP].