A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador Author Mauffray, William F. Author Tennessen, Kenneth J. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-03 4628 1 1 265 journal article 26210 10.11646/zootaxa.4628.1.1 3e77e5cf-7e8a-490d-a5f7-c571b90aea57 1175-5326 3335707 E4C2F52F-9A1A-4C55-B03B-C87B2B4C4676 Nephepeltia Kirby, 1889 Four of the seven known species of this genus occur in Ecuador . For species identification, see Santos (1950) , Rácenis (1953) and von Ellenrieder (2014) . These are small dragonflies, mostly black with yellow markings ( Fig. 104 ); adults perch at open to sparsely shaded, vegetated ponds and marshes. Nephepeltia flavifrons (Karsch, 1889 ) . Publ. Recs. ECU : (H14); OR*—as “ Napo von Ellenrieder (2014) . Also ARG, BRA, COL, GUF, PRY, PER, SUR, VEN: (P11); also CEN, BOL: von Ellenrieder (2014) . Addl. Data. OR , Francisco de Orellana : 6 ♂♂ , Anangu SE across Río Napo from Providencia Lago Anangu “on Río Napo ” ( -0.5256 , -76.4394 , 300m ), 9 v 1975 , leg. B. Drummond III, det. MJW [FSCA]; 1 ♂ , same data but 12 v 1975 , leg. T. Emmel , det. MJW [FSCA]. FIGURE 104. Nephepeltia flavifrons cop. pair, COLOMBIA, Meta Dept., pasture pond 5.3 km E of Cumaral, 11 x 2014, photo K. J. Tennessen. Nephepeltia flavipennis von Ellenrieder, 2014 . Publ. Recs. ECU: (H14); SU * von Ellenrieder (20141 paratype ♂ , Baeza-Lago Agrío road, 53 km NE Chaco , ponds ( 0.0167 , -76.3167 ), 18 viii 1980 , leg. SWD [FSCA]). Also BRA, PER: von Ellenrieder (2014) . Note: This recently described species is known in Ecuador from the one paratype specimen which was collected near a vegetated pond ( von Ellenrieder 2014 ). Nephepeltia leonardina Racenis, 1953 . Publ. Recs. ECU: (H06), (P11), (H14); NA: * Tennessen (1996b) , Daigle (1996), von Ellenrieder (2014) , OR: von Ellenrieder (2014) , SU: Donnelly (1998) , von Ellenrieder (2014) . Also PER, VEN: (H06), (P16); plus ARG, BOL, BRA, PRY: von Ellenrieder (2014) . Addl. Data. MS, Santiago : 1 ♂ , pond along road between Tayuza and Mendez ( -2.7283 , -78.2700 , 600m ), 6 xi 1997 , leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; NA , Tena : 1 ♂ , [Puerto Napo ], [upstream near jct with Río Mulatos] Jatun Yacu, Río Napo watershed (-1.05, -77.98, 700m ), iii 1937 , leg. WCM, det. JJD [FSCA]; 2 ♂♂ , same data but 24 ii 1937 [FSCA]; adult, 1 km S of Tena , 26–28 v 1977 , leg. P. Spangler & D. Givens , det.? [USNM]; 2 ♂♂ , same data but 8 km S of Tena [USNM]; 1 ♂ , J.S. B.S. , near Tena , large pond ( -1.0500 , -77.7833 , 450m ), leg. A. Jaramillo , det. DRP [DRP]; 5 ♂♂ , Puerto Napo , 23 km E at J.S. B.S. , tropical wet forest (-1.07, -77.60, 450m ), 18 x 1988 , leg. & det. SWD [FSCA, UTIC, SWD]; 1 ♀ , Puerto Napo , 5.3 km E on Jatun Sacha Road , Río Sinde , swamp and pond approx. 1–2 km upstream ( -1.0517 , -77.7544 , 450m ), 15 vi 1995 , leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂ , same data but 12 xi 1997 [KJT]; 3 ♂♂ , same data but 22 vii 1996 , leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, QZAC, USNM]; 2 ♂♂ , same data but 12 xi 1997 [FSCA]; 1 ♂ , same data but 12 xi 1997 , leg. & det. TWD [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 [FSCA]; 2 ♂♂ , same data but leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂ , Puerto Napo , 2nd stream E of Río Sinde on J.S.B.S. Road , 23 vii 1996 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; OR , Francisco de Orellana : 3 ♂♂ , Puerto Francisco de Orellana , 1.7 km W on Loreto Road from Coca-Sachas Road , stream, pools &,flowing shallow marsh ( -0.4367 , -77.0017 , 258m ), 13 vi 1995 , leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, LSAM, QZAC]; 1 ♂ , same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 4 ♂♂ , Puerto Francisco de Orellana , 11.8 km w on Loreto Road, large pond ( -0.4742 , -77.0583 , 285m ), 18 xi 1997 , leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, QZAC, USNM]; 1 ♂ , same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂ , 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 ♂ , 1 ♀ , same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂ , same data but leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 3 ♂♂ , [Pompeya Sur] S on [Pompeya Sur-Iro road] at km marker 31, borrow pit near Río Sabaleto (-0.60, -76.47, 229m ), 17 vii 1996 , leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, QZAC, USNM]; 1 ♂ , same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂ , same data but leg. & det. SWD [UTIC]; 1 ♂ , same data but 17 xi 1997 , leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 2 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ , same data but leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 1 ♂ , pond, P.N.Y., km marker 29.5, 17 xi 1997 , leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂ , swamp pond at km 8, S of Río Napo on Yasuni road, 11 vi 1995 , leg. & det. SWD [JJD]; 1 ♀ , P.N.Y., swamp ( -0.6508 , -76.3558 , 200m ), 16 xi 1997 , leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 1 ♂ , P.N.Y., 2.1 km E of Yasuni Biological Research sta., pond and swamp ( -0.6741 , -76.3685 , 244m ), 15 xi 1997 , leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 2 ♂♂ , [ La Nueva Esperanza ] [across Río Napo from], near Primavera “Limoncocha”, Río Napo & Lake Taracoa (-0.45, -76.77, 300m ), 4 xi 1980 , leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 2 ♂♂ , same data but 26 viii 1980 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; SU , Shushufindi : 1 ♂ , 15.7 km S of Shushufindi on Limoncocha road, swamp/marsh/pond, 19 vii 1996 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 2 ♂♂ , Limoncocha , Río Napo ( -0.4000 , -76.6167 , 269m ), 3–16 vi 1977 , leg. P. Spangler & D. Givens , det.? [USNM]; 1 ♂ , same data but 6–25 xi 1980 , leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 2 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ , same data but forest edge, 23 vii 1977 , leg. & det. DRP [DRP]; 9 ♂♂ , same data but lakeshore, 24–26 vii 1977 , leg. & det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , same data but 1 ix 1978 , leg. KWK, det. JJD [FSCA, SWD]; 1 ♂ , La Selva Lodge ; Lake Mandicocha and outlet stream ( -0.4983 , -76.3733 , 200m ), 25 xi 1997 , leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 1 ♂ , La Selva , inlet to Heron Lake , 14 iv 1992 , leg. E. Smith , det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂ , pond, about 3 km NW of Shushufindi ( -0.1822 , -76.6917 , 265m ), 14 v 2009 , leg. & det. KJT [FSCA]; 1 ♂ , same data but 14 x 2009 ; 1 ♂ , same data but leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]. Nephepeltia phryne (Perty, 1834) . Publ. Recs. ECU: (H06), (P11), (H14); LR : von Ellenrieder (2014) , NA : von Ellenrieder (2014) ; OR : * Tennessen (1996b) , von Ellenrieder & Garrison (2011) , von Ellenrieder (2014) ; SD : von Ellenrieder (2014) ; SU: von Ellenrieder (2014) . Also ARG, BRA, CEN, GUF GUY, PER, SUR, TTO, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus COL: (P&P), (P16), von Ellenrieder (2014) ; and PRY: von Ellenrieder (2014) . Addl. Data. ES , San Lorenzo : 3 ♂♂ , 11 km SE San Lorenzo, La Chiquita, 20 viii 1976 , leg. J. Cohen, det.? [USNM]; LR , Buena Fé : 4 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ , [Patricia Pilar], just S at Reserva Palenque [about 47 km S of Santo Domingo] (-0.66, -79.26, 107m ), 8 x 1988 , leg. & det. SWD [FSCA, SWD]; MS , Santiago : 1 ♂ , pond along road between Sucua and Mendez ( -2.6833 , -78.2283 , 600m ), 6 xi 1997 , leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; NA, Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola : 1 ♂ , [Ila], Río Pucauyacu, 22 xi 1934 , leg. WCM, det. D. Borror [FSCA]; 1 ♀ , J.S.B.S., Pond #19, 12 xi 1991 , leg. E. McCallie, det.? [USNM]; 6 ♂♂ , Puerto Napo , 5.3 km E of Hwy. 45 on J.S.B.S. Road, Río Sinde ( -1.0500 , -77.7481 , 450m ), 13 vi 1996 , leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, LSAM, QZAC, USNM]; 1 ♂ , same data but leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂ , 2 ♀♀ , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 8 ♂♂ , 1 cop. pair, same data but 22 vii 1996 , leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, LSAM, QZAC, USNM]; 2 ♂♂ , same data but 12 xi 1997 [FSCA, QZAC]; 1 ♂ , same data but leg. & det. TWD [SWD]; 1 ♀ , Río Chinchipino, 27+ km E of Puerto Napo ( -1.0728 , -77.5864 , 385m ), 10 x 2009 , leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; 1 ♂ , same data but 22 vii 1996 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂ , Puerto Napo , 3.2 km E on J.S.B.S. Road, sloughs, 23 vii 1996 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂ , Puerto Napo , 2 nd stream E of Río Sinde on J.S.B.S. Road, 23 vii 1996 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; OR , Francisco de Orellana : trib. of Río Payamino , road to Loreto , 1.7 km W of jct. with Coca Road ( -0.4367 , -77.0017 , 258m ), 13 vi 1995 , leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂ , same data but leg. & det. WFM [FSCA]; 22 ♂♂ , same data but leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; 1 ♂ , [ 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]; 8 ♂♂ , same data but 26 viii 1980 , leg. & det. SWD [UTIC, SWD]; 7 ♂♂ , same data but 4–8 xi 1980 , leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 1 ♂ , 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, QZAC]; 2 ♂♂ , P.N.Y., swamp ( - 0.6508 , -76.3558 , 200m ), 16 xi 1997 , leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 4 ♂♂ , P.N.Y., 2.1 km E of Yasuni Biological Research Station , pond and swamp ( -0.6741 , -76.3685 , 244m ), 15–16 xi 1997 , leg. & det. WFM [FSCA, QZAC, USNM]; 2 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ , stream 2.3 km E of Yasuni Sci. Res. Sta. , 9 vi 1995 , leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , same data but leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; SU, Lago Agrio : adults, 2 km . N of Lago Agrio , 27 vii 1975 , A. Langley , det.? [USNM]; 2 ♂♂ , 17 km S of Lago Agrio , swamp, 19 viii 1980 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD]; Shushufindi : 2 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ , Limoncocha , Río Napo ( -0.4000 , -76.6167 , 269m ), 23 viii 1980 , leg. & det. SWD [KJT, SWD]; 7 ♂♂ , 2 ♀♀ , same data but 14 xi 1980 , leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 1 ♂ , same data but lakeshore, 26 vii 1977 , leg. DRP & S. Hills , det. DRP [DRP]; 1 ♂ , La Selva , Garzacocha , 12 x 1988 , leg. & det. SWD [SWD].