Elasmothemis Westfall, 1988

Mauffray, William F. & Tennessen, Kenneth J., 2019, A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador, Zootaxa 4628 (1), pp. 1-265 : 157

Elasmothemis Westfall, 1988

A single species recorded in Ecuador; adults with reddish-orange abdomen ( Fig. 92 ). For species identification, see Westfall (1988). The nymphs occupy flowing sections of small sand/rock bottomed streams.

Elasmothemis cannacrioides (Calvert, 1906). Publ. Recs. ECU: *Westfall (1988), (H06), (P11), (H14); ES: Daigle et al. (1997); NA: Tennessen (1996b), Daigle (1996). Also ARG, BRA, CEN, COL, GUF, PER, TTO, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus SUR: (P16).

Addl. Data. CN, La Troncal: [JJD, SWD]; Cañar: [FSCA, TWD, USNM]; EO, Piñas: [JTJ]; ES, San Loren- zo: [JJD, KJT]: GY, Balao: [JTJ]; MN, El Carmen: [USNM]; MS, Gualaquiza: [USNM]; Huamboya: [SWD]; NA, Tena: [FSCA, JJD, KJT, LSAM, QZAC, SWD, TWD, USNM]; OR, Francisco de Orellana: [FSCA, KJT, QZAC, USNM]; Loreto: [USNM]; PA, Mera: [FSCA, QZAC, USNM]; Pastaza: [FSCA, KJT]; PC, Quito: [KJT]; SD: [FSCA]; SU, Cascales: [UTIC, KJT, SWD]; Lago Agrio: [UTIC, USNM]; Shushufindi: [DRP, FSCA, KJT, USNM]; ZC, Yantzaza: [FSCA, KJT, QZAC, USNM].

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FIGURE 92. Elasmothemis cannacrioides ♂, ECUADOR, Orellana Prov., stream in forest, 12 km N of Loreto, 26 x 2013, photo K. J. Tennessen.