First record of Elga leptostyla Ris, 1911 (Odonata, Libellulidae) from Costa Rica

By

Román-Heracleo, Jareth
Springer, Monika

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-7-24

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

911--914

Subjects

Anisoptera , Central America , Distribution , Dragonflies , Neotropics , range extension

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.4.911

 

Abstract

During research in the Tirimbina Biological Reserve, on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, we captured adult specimens and reared larvae of the dragonfly Elga leptostyla Ris, 1911, which belongs to the Libellulidae. This species was previously reported only from southern Panama to northern South America. Therefore, this is the first record of the species and genus from Costa Rica, increasing the number of Libellulidae species recorded in the country to 95. This species’ known distribution is northwards.