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First records of Odonata from Zacatecas State, Mexico

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During June, July, and August 2013 a total of 29 species belonging to 16 genera and six families were collected in the hitherto unexplored state of Zacatecas, Mexico. Lestidae, Calopterygidae, Coenagrionidae, Gomphidae, and Libellulidae as well as 28 species and 15 genera are reported for the first time for Zacatecas State.
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Notulae odonatologicae 8(5) 2015: 117-155
First records of Odonata from Zacatecas State, Mexico
Jaime A. Escoto-Moreno1, Rodolfo Novelo-Gutiérrez2, Jesús Sigala-
Rodríguez3, Jaime Escoto-Rocha3, Diana E. Carrillo-Lara2 & Daniel
Reynoso-Velasco4
1 Laboratorio de Sistemática Animal, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Au-
tónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, km 4.5 carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo s/n, Ciudad Universita-
ria, Col. Carboneras, 42184 Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, México; jerjaem2002@yahoo.es
2 Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología, A. C. Carretera antigua a Coate-
pec # 351, El Haya, 91070 Xalapa, Veracruz, México; rodolfo.novelo@inecol.mx
3 Colección Zoológica, Departamento de Biología, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Universi-
dad Autónoma de Aguascalientes. Avenida Universidad #940. Ciudad Universitaria, 20131
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México; jjsigala@gmail.com; jerjaem@yahoo.com
4 Enns Entomology Museum, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia,
Missouri 65211, U.S.A.; drmvdqmail.missouri.edu
Abstract. During June, July, and August 2013 a total of 29 species belonging to 16 genera and
six families were collected in the hitherto unexplored state of Zacatecas, Mexico. Lestidae,
Calopterygidae, Coenagrionidae, Gomphidae, and Libellulidae as well as 28 species and 15
genera are reported for the rst time for Zacatecas State.
Key words. Lestidae, Calopterygidae, Coenagrionidae, Gomphidae, Libellulidae, new records.
Introduction
e Mexican state of Zacatecas has remained for a long time as terra incognita
odonatologica. e rst checklist of the Mexican Odonata provided by G-
S  N-G (1996) had no records of dragonies for this state.
To date, Rhionaeschna dugesi (Calvert, 1905) (Aeshnidae) is the only species record-
ed from Zacatecas State (P  G-S 1994 [updated 2014]),
so the territory is still practically unexplored (G-S  N-
G 2007). For this reason, collections were made in order to amend this
knowledge deciency.
Study area and methods
Most of the Zacatecas surface is located in the Mexican High Plateau province and,
to a lesser extent, in the Sierra Madre Occidental province (M 2001). It is
traversed by the Tropic of Cancer at more or less the middle of its territory and the
altitude ranges from 1,000–3,200 m a.s.l. e range of its coordinates is: 25°09’–
21°04’N; 100°49’–104°19’W. It has an area of 75,484 km² (INEGI 2003). ere are
no important rivers, and most of the streams are temporary.
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Collections were conducted at seven localities in the centre and southwestern part
of Zacatecas (Fig. 1), belonging to the municipalities of Jerez, Genaro Codina, Vil-
lanueva, Tabasco, Jalpa, and Juchipila, all of which have relatively high humidity,
moderate temperatures, and annual precipitations over 1,000 mm. Larvae were
collected in late June, and adults in July and August. e specimens of adults are
deposited in the Colección Zoológica, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
(CZUAA), and the larvae in the Colección Entomológica del Instituto de Ecología,
A.C. (IEXA).
List of collecting sites
(1) Municipality of Jalpa, El Sabino, Río Juchipila (21.651833°N, 102.9665°W,
1,375m a.s.l.), 29-vi-2013. (2) Municipality of Tabasco, 2 km N of Tabasco, área
recreativa ”El Libramiento” (21.874694°N, 102.915139°W, 1,491 m a.s.l.), 29-
-vi-2013. Stream. (3) Municipality of Villanueva, Tenango, 6 km S of Villanueva
(22.290417°N, 102.880694°W, 1,870 m a.s.l.), 29-vi-2013. Stream. (4) Municipal-
ity of Jerez, road Jerez-Fresnillo (22.66825°N, 103.013528°W, 2,034 m a.s.l.), 29-vi-
-2013. Stream. (5) Municipality of Genaro Codina, near Las Huertillas, Río Genaro
Codina (22.47651°N, 102.45016°W, 2,137 m a.s.l.), 09-vii-2013. (6) Municipality of
Fig. 1. Geographic posion of the collecon sites in Zacatecas State, Mexico.
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Genaro Codina, 5.6 km S of crossing to Santa Inés, road Guadalupe-Genaro Codina
(22.531175°N, 102.452157°W, 2,295 m a.s.l.), 11-vii-2013. Stream. (7) Municipality
of Juchipila, 200 m S of crossing to Ciénega de Abajo, road 54 Juchipila-Tabasco
(21.82034°N, 102.94855°W, 1,515 m a.s.l.), 25-vii-2013. Stream.
Results
A total of 128 specimens belonging to 29 species, 16 genera and six families were
captured. Among them, 28 species, 15 genera, and ve families are reported for the
rst time. e record of Rhionaeschna dugesi (Calvert) of P  G-
S (1994) was repeated. New families for Zacatecas State are marked with an
asterisk.
*Family Lestidae
1. Archilestes grandis (Rambur, 1842)
(4) 2 larvae (6, 7) 2♂ 1♀.
*Family Calopterygidae
2. Hetaerina americana (Fabricius, 1798)
(1, 2) 7 larvae (7) 4♂ 2♀.
*Family Coenagrionidae
3. Apanisagrion lais (Brauer in Selys, 1876)
(7) 1♂ 1♀.
4. Argia anceps Garrison, 1996
(7) 5♂.
5. Argia extranea (Hagen, 1861)
(1) 1 larva (7) 1♂.
6. Argia fumipennis violacea (Hagen, 1861)
(1, 4) 4 larvae.
7. Argia harknessi Calvert, 1899
(1) 2 larvae.
8. Argia pallens Calvert, 1902
(7) 5♂.
9. Argia lugens (Hagen, 1861)
(5, 6) 7♂ 1♀.
10. Argia plana Calvert, 1902
(5, 6) 6♂ 2♀.
11. Argia pulla Hagen in Selys, 1865
(7) 1♂.
12. Argia tezpi Calvert, 1902
(7) 7♂.
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13. Argia translata Hagen in Selys, 1865
(1, 2) 2 larvae.
14. Enallagma praevarum (Hagen, 1861)
(5, 7) 12♂ 8♀.
15. Hesperagrion heterodoxum (Selys, 1868)
(5) 6♂ 8♀.
16. Ischnura demorsa (Hagen, 1861)
(6) 1♂ 1♀.
17. Ischnura hastata (Say, 1840)
(4) 1 larva.
18. Telebasis salva (Hagen, 1861)
(7) 3♂.
Family Aeshnidae
19. Rhionaeschna dugesi (Calvert, 1905)
(5, 6) 4♂.
*Family Gomphidae
20. Erpetogomphus crotalinus (Hagen in Selys, 1854)
(7) 1♂.
*Family Libellulidae
21. Dythemis nigrescens Calvert, 1899
(7) 2♂.
22. Libellula comanche Calvert, 1907
(4) 1 larva.
23. Libellula croceipennis Selys, 1868
(7) 1♂.
24. Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857
(5, 6, 7) 3♂ 2♀.
25. Orthemis ferruginea (Fabricius, 1775)
(7) 1♂.
26. Pantala avescens (Fabricius, 1798)
(3) 1 larva.
27. Pseudoleon superbus (Hagen, 1861)
(7) 1♂.
28. Sympetrum corruptum (Hagen, 1861)
(7) 2♂.
29. Sympetrum illotum (Hagen, 1861)
(4) 4 larvae (6) 1♂.
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Discussion
Most of the odonate fauna here documented for Zacatecas belong to species with a
wide range in Mexico. Some of them even show an extensive altitudinal range such
as Hetaerina americana, Archilestes grandis, Argia anceps, A. pulla, Telebasis salva,
Orthemis ferruginea, and Pantala avescens. Likewise, the following species are typ-
ical of the Mexican High Plateau province: Hetaerina americana, Apanis agrion lais,
Argia anceps, A. extranea, A. fumipennis violacea, A. lugens, A. pallens, A.plana,
Enallagma praevarum, Hesperagrion heterodoxum, Ischnura demorsa, Rhion-
aeschna dugesi, Libellula saturata, and Pseudoleon superbus (E-M et
al. 2009). More signicant records are Argia harknessi which previously has been
reported only for the states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, Michoacán, Morelos, and Nayarit
(G-S  N-G 2007) and Libellula comanche, which
has so far been reported only for Chihuahua, Nuevo León, and Sonora (N
et al. 2014); apparently, this is the southernmost record for this species.
e western part of Zacatecas State adjacent to the state of Jalisco, and the Sierra de
Valparaíso seem to be especially promising for further odonatological exploration.
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This revision of all 21 species of Argia known to occur within the Guiana Shield includes descriptions of new species, synonymies, keys to both sexes based primarily on morphology of caudal appendages and genital ligula in males and of the mesostigmal plates in females, diagnoses accompanied by illustrations and distribution maps for all species. Twelve new species are described: A. appendiculata (Holotype ♂: Venezuela, Amazonas State, Cerro de la Neblina, Base Camp, 0°50' N, 66°10' W, 18 ii 1985, P.J. & P.M. Spangler, R.A. Faitoute leg., in USNM), A. azurea (Holotype ♂: Guyana, Potaro-Siparuni Region, Kaieteur Ravine, about 5°10' N, 59°28' W, 11 iv 1912, J.M. Geddes leg., in UMMZ), A. cuneifera (Holotype ♂: Venezuela, Amazonas State, Cerro de la Neblina, Base Camp, 0°50' N, 66°10' W, 20-24 iii 1984, O.S. Flint, Jr. & J.A. Louton leg., in USNM), A. deceptor (Holotype ♂: French Guiana, Cayenne Department, Régina Commune, Saut Athanase, 4°10'59" N, 52°20'6" W, 9 x 2001, L. Juillerat l eg., in MHNN), A. donnellyi (Holotype ♂: Venezuela, Bolívar State, small marsh and creek on plateau surface above Coñac River, 10 km E of El Paují; about 4°31' N, 61°31' W, 5 viii 1990, RWG leg., in CSCA), A. gemella (Holotype ♂: Brazil, Amazonas State, Reserva Ducke, 26 km E Manaus (3°0'15'' S, 59°56'23'' W, 120 m), 2-4 ii 1979, O.S. Flint Jr. leg., in USNM), A. guyanica (Holotype ♂: Venezuela, Amazonas State, Cerro de la Neblina, Camp IV, 0°58' N, 65°57' W, 15-18 iii 1984, O.S. Flint, Jr. leg., in USNM), A. joallynae (Holotype ♂: Venezuela, Bolívar State, Canaima, palm marsh, 6°14'30" N, 62°50'53" W, 22-25 ix 1980, R.W. & J.A. Garrison. leg., in CSCA), A. loutoni (Holotype ♂: Brazil, Amazonas State, Purus River, Nova Olinda, about 3°30' S, 57°56' W, 6 ii 1979, O.S. Flint, Jr. leg., in FSCA), A. meioura (Holotype ♂: Brazil, Amazonas State, Manaus, about 2°55' S, 59°59' W, 26 vi 1922, J.H. Williamson & J.W. Strohm leg., in UMMZ), A. palmata (Holotype ♂: Brazil, Amazonas State, Manaus, about 5 miles N of Flores on route to Campos Sales, small creek in virgin forest, about 3°0'S, 60°1' W, 15 vi 1922, J.H. Williamson & J.W. Strohm leg., in UMMZ), and A. recurvata (Holotype ♂: Venezuela, Amazonas State, San Carlos de Río Negro, 1°55' N, 67°4' W, 97 m, 14-21 iii 1984, J. De Marmels leg., in MIZA). The status of Argia impura Rambur, 1842, is discussed and the following nomenclatural changes are proposed: Argia stigmatica Navás, 1934 and A. umbriaca Fraser, 1946 are considered junior synonyms of Argia indicatrix Calvert, 1902, and Argia eliptica Selys, 1865 and A. icterica Navás, 1934 are considered junior synonyms of A. oculata Hagen in Selys, 1865.
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Odonata from aguascalientes state, mexico/ Libélulas del estado de Aguascalientes, México
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  • Jun 2009
  • ODONATOLOGICA
A list is presented of 58 spp., including their distribution by municipalities; 50 of these are new records for the state. Information on general distribution of selected spp. is also provided. In accordance with the non-parametric estimation Chao2, the number of observed spp. represents ca 87.8% of the total number of spp. estimated for the state of Aguascalientes.
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  • Jan 2009
  • 151-158
  • References Escoto-Moreno
  • J A González-Soriano
  • E Escoto-Rocha
References Escoto-Moreno J.A., González- Soriano E. & Escoto-Rocha J. 2009. Odonata from Aguascalientes state, Mexico. Odonatologica 38: 151-158
Odonata from Aguascalientes state
  • Jan 2009
  • ODONATOLOGICA
  • 151-158
  • J A Escoto-Moreno
  • E González-Soriano
  • J Escoto-Rocha
Escoto-Moreno J.A., González-Soriano E. & Escoto-Rocha J. 2009. Odonata from Aguascalientes state, Mexico. Odonatologica 38: 151-158