Iberian Odonata distribution: data of the BOS Arthropod Collection (University of Oviedo, Spain)

Abstract

Odonata are represented from the Iberian Peninsula by 79 species. However, there exists a significant gap in accessible knowledge about these species,especially regarding their distribution. This data paper describes the specimen-based Odonata data of the Arthropod Collection of the Department of Biología de Organismos y Sistemas (BOS), University of Oviedo, Spain. The specimens were mainly collected from the Iberian Peninsula (98.63% of the data records), especially the northern region. The earliest specimen deposited in the collection dates back to 1950, while the 1980’s and 2000’s are the best-represented time periods. Between 1950 and 2009, 16, 604 Odonata specimens were deposited and are documented in the dataset. Approximately 20% of the specimens belong to the families Coenagrionidae and Calopterygidae. Specimens include the holotype and paratypes of the Iberian subspecies Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis asturica Ocharan, 1983 and Sympetrum vulgatum ibericum Ocharan, 1985. The complete dataset is also provided in Darwin Core Archive format.

Harvestmen of the BOS Arthropod Collection of the University of Oviedo (Spain) (Arachnida, Opiliones)

“…Method description: The digitisation process of the Opiliones subcollection (BOS-Opi) was realised in accordance with the published workflow of the Odonata subcollection (BOS-Odo) (see Torralba-Burrial and Ocharan 2013). …”

“…Workflow was similar to the one described by Torralba-Burrial and Ocharan (2013). Specimens were identified or else their identification revised by an expert (I. Merino-Sáinz).…”

“…Design description: The digitisation process of this dataset (BOS-Opi) was carried out according to the workflow put in place for the Odonata subcollection (BOS-Odo) (Torralba-Burrial and Ocharan 2013). Prior to digitisation, the preservation status of each specimen is evaluated and enhanced, and then a taxonomic identification with suitable literature is made (or reviewed when pre-existing) by a specialist.…”

“…DarwinCore elements included in the dataset structure are listed in the dataset description section. Data quality controls of geographic, taxonomic and additional data associated with the harvestmen specimens were performed at several steps of digitisation process as an essential part of this Information Management Chain (Chapman 2005a, 2005b), as detailed in Torralba-Burrial and Ocharan (2013); these are explained in the quality controls section below.…”

Primera cita y confirmación de reproducción de Gomphus vulgatissimus (Linnaeus, 1758)(Odonata: Gomphidae) en Gipuzkoa (País Vasco, España).

“…Gomphus vulgatisimus (Linnaeus, 1758) es una especie de libélula común en gran parte de Europa, desde Francia a Bulgaria y sur de Finlandia (mapa en Boudot & Kalkman, 2015); sin embargo, en la Península Ibérica no es frecuente y consecuencia de ello, son las pocas referencias bibliográficas existentes: en Noain y en Ancín en Navarra (Eizaguirre, 1988;Rabina & Llamas, 2011), en el río Baias y en el Ega en Álava (Ocharan & Ocharan, 2002;Gainzarain et al, 2013), en el río Duero en Soria (Salvador et al, 2014), en el río Ebro en Cantabria (Prunier et al 2015), en las inmediaciones del río Pisuerga en Palencia (Salvador et al, 2014), en Astorga y en el río Cea en León (Ocharan, 1984;Belle, 1985;Ocharan Larrondo et al, 2011;Torralba-Burrial & Ocharan, 2013;Conesa & Bernal, 2013) y en Gándaras de Budiño en Pontevedra (Jödicke, 1996) (Fig. 1).…”