The dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Angola

Kipping, Jens; Clausnitzer, Viola; Elizalde, Sara Raquel Figueira Fernandes; Dijkstra, Klaas‐Douwe B.

doi:10.3897/afrinvertebr.58.11382

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“…From all the historic sources mentioned above, 152 species of Odonata were known to occur in Angola until 2009. Some of the formerly published species had to be deleted from the country list in the light of new taxonomic knowledge and after careful validation of all records (see Kipping et al 2017).…”

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The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Angola: An Updated Synthesis

Kipping¹,

Clausnitzer

Elizalde³

et al. 2019

Biodiversity of Angola

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Prior to 2012, only 158 species of Odonata were known from Angola. Surveys in 2012 and 2013 added 76 species and further additions in 2016 brought the national total to 236 species. This was published earlier in 2017 as the checklist of the dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Angola by the same authors (Kipping et al. Afr Invertebr 58 (I):65-91. https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/11382/, 2017) on which this chapter is based. Records obtained in 2017 and 2018 and a survey by two of the authors in December 2017 led to the discovery of 25 additional species, of which several are undescribed.We provide a revised checklist here comprising 260 species and discuss the history of research, the biogeography of the fauna with endemism and the potential for further discoveries. The national total is likely to be above 300 species. This would make Angola one of the richest countries for Odonata in Africa.

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The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Angola: An Updated Synthesis

Kipping¹,

Clausnitzer

Elizalde³

et al. 2019

Biodiversity of Angola

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“…Accordingly, a precise and confident generic placement for the fossil is not possible, and we provisionally attribute the species to Chlorocypha s.l. (Fraser 1928b;Dijkstra 2003;Kipping et al 2017). Hopefully, more complete material will become available and permit refinement of this assignment.…”

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First fossil occurrence of the jewel damselflies (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae): a new species from the Late Miocene of Styria, Austria

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Groß²,

Engel

2017

Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.)

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The first fossil representative of the jewel damselflies (Calopterygoidea: Chlorocyphidae) is described and figured, a family of large, prominent, and often brilliantly colored Old World tropical Zygoptera. Chlorocypha cordasevae n. sp., was recovered from the Late Miocene (Early Pannonian, Serravalian to Tortonian, ca. 11 Ma) locality of Paldau, in the Styrian Basin, Austria. The fossil seems to be related to the African genus Chlorocypha Fraser, and within a larger group of African genera also including Stenocypha Dijkstra, Africocypha Pinhey, and Platycypha Fraser, and collectively set apart from southern Asiatic genera. The discovery of a central European species of Chlorocypha as recently as the Late Miocene reveals a much wider range to the family than its generally disjunctive modern distribution, demonstrating a Neogene contraction to their range, likely in connection with climatic cooling, drying, and developing seasonality. Modern chlorocyphids live under warm, humid climates, and the presence C. cordasevae in the Pannonian fauna of Paldau further corroborates such a subtropical paleoclimate for the locality at that time. Résumé. Le premier Chlorocyphidae fossile (Calopterygoidea) est décrit et figuré. Ces Zygoptera de la zone intertropicale de l'ancien monde sont souvent brillamment colorés. Chlorocypha cordasevae n. sp. a été découvert dans le Miocène supérieur (Pannonien inférieur, Serravalien à Tortonien, 11Ma.) de Paldau, Bassin de Styrie, Autriche. Ce fossile se rapproche d'un groupe de genres africains modernes qui comprend les genres Chlorocypha Fraser, Stenocypha Dijkstra, Africocypha Pinhey et Platycypha Fraser, distinct de l'ensemble des genres d'Asie du Sud-Est. La découverte en Europe centrale d'une espèce de Chlorocypha dans des niveaux aussi récents que le Miocène supérieur révèle une distribution passée de cette famille beaucoup plus large que celle moderne, disjointe et drastiquement plus réduite. Ce phénomène est probablement en rapport avec avec les changements climatiques mio-pliocènes : refroidissement, assèchement et saisonnalités plus marquées. Les Chlorocyphidae modernes vivent sous des climats chauds et humides. La présence de C. cordasevae dans la faune pannonienne de Paldau sont un argument en plus pour l'existence d'un climat subtropical dans cette localité à cette époque.

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“…These colourful and taxonomically distinctive insects are known to be sensitive to subtle changes in environmental conditions, such as forest cover and water quality, and serve as effective indicators of change in environmental health. The chapters (9 and 10) on butterflies (Mendes et al 2019) and on dragonflies (Kipping et al 2019) have enriched Angola's knowledge of these important ecological groups. Prior to 2009, for example, only 158 species of dragonflies and damselflies were known from Angola.…”

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Angolan Biodiversity: Towards a Modern Synthesis

Huntley

Ferrand

2019

Biodiversity of Angola

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Angola possesses an unusually rich diversity of ecosystems and species, but this natural wealth is poorly documented when compared with other countries in the region. Both colonial history and extended wars challenged progress in biodiversity research and conservation, but since peace was achieved in 2002 a rapidly increasing level of collaboration between Angolan and visiting scientists and institutions has seen a blossoming of biodiversity research. The absence of comprehensive reviews and syntheses of existing knowledge, often published in extinct journals and inaccessible official reports, necessitates a modern synthesis. This volume brings together the existing body of scientific results from studies on Angola's landscapes, ecosystems, flora and fauna, and presents an outline of opportunities for biodiversity discovery, understanding and conservation as well as collaborative research.

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The dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Angola

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The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Angola: An Updated Synthesis

The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Angola: An Updated Synthesis

First fossil occurrence of the jewel damselflies (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae): a new species from the Late Miocene of Styria, Austria

Angolan Biodiversity: Towards a Modern Synthesis

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