Three new libelluline dragonflies from southern Venezuela, with new records of other species (Odonata: Libellulidae)

Abstract

are described and illustrated. All holotypes are deposited at MIZA. Macrothemis heteronycha and Micrathyria paruensis are recorded from Venezuela for the first time, and Micrathyria dunklei for the second. Some of their features are illustrated. Distribution maps of all these species are also presented.

New records of Odonata (Insecta) for the extreme northwest of the Brazilian Amazon

“…Studies in remote regions of the Amazon have been crucial to increasing the knowledge of Odonata distribution (especially of rare species) and revealing new ones (Bota-Sierra et al, 2015;De Marmels, 1989). A recent survey conducted in San José del Guaviare, Colombia, resulted in an important discovery: the new species Perissolestes rupestris Flórez, Bota-Sierra & Cano-Cobos, along with three new records for the country (Flórez et al, 2023).…”

“…The following publications were used for the taxonomic identification of our records: Belle (1962Belle ( , 1973Belle ( , 1984, 1992), Borror (1931Borror ( , 1942, Costa & Santos (1997), De Marmels (1983, 1989, Garrison (1990Garrison ( , 1999Garrison ( , 2006Garrison ( , 2009, Garrison & von Ellenrieder (2017, 2018, Guillermo-Ferreira et al (2014), Hedström & Sahlén (2001), Jurzitza (1982), Lencioni (1999), Pessacq (2014), Ris (1930), Stand-Pérez et al (2019, Vilela et al (2018), andvon Ellenrieder (2013). Photos were taken with a Leica M205A stereo microscope equipped with a Leica DFC 450 camera and processed in Photoshop® software.…”

Check-list of the Odonata from the Guainía Department in Colombia, including fourteen new national records

“…Marinkelle” of Universidad de los Andes (ANDES-E, Bogotá, Colombia). The identification was carried out using taxonomic keys and original descriptions provided by Montgomery (1940), Borror (1942), Rácenis (1968), Leonard (1977), Garrison (1990, 1999, 2009), Costa & Santos (1997), Garrison et al (2006, 2010), Heckman (2006: 725, 2008: 687), De Marmels (2008), Garrison & Von Ellenrieder (2009, 2015), Machado (2010), Von Ellenrieder (2012), PESSACQ (2014), Stand-Pérez et al . (2019), Mendozapenagos et al .…”

“…This species was only known from the type localities, San Fernando de Atabapo and Río Sipapo, in Venezuela from specimens collected in 1957 ( De Marmels 2008). Oligoclada garrisoni was listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN Red List ( Cano-Cobos et al .…”

Inventario preliminar de Odonata (Insecta) en el Área de Conservación Regional Choquequirao, Cusco, Perú

“…Para la determinación específica, se consultaron las claves de Needham et al (2014) para Anax y Pantala; Muzón & von Ellenrieder (2001) Dalzochio et al (2012). El diagnóstico de Tramea rustica, se efectuó siguiendo los dibujos y descripción en De Marmels & Rácenis (1982).…”