Planiplax Muttkowski, 1910

Mauffray, William F. & Tennessen, Kenneth J., 2019, A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador, Zootaxa 4628 (1), pp. 1-265 : 198

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4628.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E4C2F52F-9A1A-4C55-B03B-C87B2B4C4676

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D076D419-B5D6-FF13-FF23-F68824F3F9B1

treatment provided by

Plazi (2019-07-15 08:11:51, last updated by Veselin 2019-09-18 10:45:48)

scientific name

Planiplax Muttkowski, 1910
status

 

Planiplax Muttkowski, 1910

For species identification see Ris (1912) and Santos (1949b). A small group, mature males of most species with brilliant red on dorsum of abdomen ( Fig. 109 View FIGURE 109 ). Frequent ponds with emergent and floating vegetation. Very little is known about these wary dragonflies. Ecuador is a new country record for the genus.

* Planiplax machadoi Santos, 1949 . Publ. Recs. ECU: (H14). Also BRA, PER: (H06), (P11).

Addl. Data. OR, Francisco de Orellana, 3 ♂♂, pond on Coca-Loreto Road (-0.4800, -77.0800, 300m), 18 xi 1997, leg. & det. TWD GoogleMaps [ SWD]; 1 ♂, Puerto Francisco de Orellana 11.8 km W on Loreto Road, large pond (0.4742, -77.0583, 285m), 18 xi 1997, leg. & det. WFM GoogleMaps [ FSCA]; 2 ♂♂, same data but leg. & det. KJT GoogleMaps [ KJT]; SU, Shushufindi : 2 ♂♂, pond about 3 km NW of Shushufindi (-0.1822, -76.6917, 265m), 14 v 2009, leg. & det. KJT GoogleMaps GoogleMaps [ FSCA]; Shushufindi, 2 km W on oil pipeline road, Río Shushufindi and isolated pond, date not provided, data provided by WAH & DLW .

* Planiplax phoenicura Ris, 1912 . Also BRA, CEN, GUF, GUY, SUR, TTO, VEN: (P11); plus COL: (P&P).

Addl. Data. MN, El Carmen: 1 ♂, borrow pits about 18 km NW of El Carmen (-0.1350, -79.5797, 185m), 2 iii 2010, leg. & det. KJT [FSCA].

Ris, F. (1912) Libellulinen. Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps, Catalogue Systematique et Descriptif, Fasc. XIV, Libellulinen 6, 701 - 836.

Gallery Image

FIGURE 109. Planiplax machadoi ♂, ECUADOR, Orellana Prov., pond, SW of Shushufindi, 14 v 2009; photo K. J. Tennes- sen.

FSCA

Florida State Collection of Arthropods, The Museum of Entomology

SU

Stanford University