Erythemis carmelita Williamson 1923
Creators: name: Rodríguez, Fredy Palacino
name: Sarmiento, Carlos E.
name: González-Soriano, Enrique
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Odonata
Libellulidae
Erythemis
Erythemis carmelita

description: Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923   
(Fig. 1a,b, 2a, 4, 19, 30)  
 Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923: 10.   
 Type material. (1 male, 1 female). COLOMBIA. Río Nuevo: between Magangue and El Banco-Magdalena, 22.i.1917, J. H. and E. B. Williamson leg., 1 male holotype (UMMZ). COLOMBIA. Magdalena: El Banco, 25.i.1917, J. H. and E. B. Williamson leg., 1 female allotype (UMMZ). Examined.   
 Diagnosis. Thorax, dorsum of abdomen, and basal area on HW brown or reddish-brown (male) or S1-3 brown-greenish with darker brown spots, S4-7 pale brown with dark brown spots on dorsal and lateral regions, S8-10 dark brown in the dorsal and lateral regions, ventral region with greenish spots (female). Dark basal spot on HW reaching the following regions: first antenodal vein, beyond the MP crossvein, the penultimate (pra, Fig. 26) or the entire row of marginal cells, at least to the AA or most of the base of the triangle. Posterior extension of ventral teeth on male cercus about to the same level as the apex of epiproct or less (Fig. 13). Posterior lobe of vesica spermalis not covered by lateral lobe (Fig. 21), which extends more posteriorly than medial lobe. Hook bilobed, rectangular (Fig. 25), and not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vesica spermalis (Fig. 18). Cornua perpendicular to the transversal axis of vesica spermalis, with lobes separated to apex, and covered by lateral lobes in lateral view (Fig. 19). Vulvar lamina suboval with round posterior border (Fig. 10). Lab ≤ 30mm, lcaS4/ lclS4 <2.10; WmS2/LcaS5 <3.   
 Morphometric ratios in the male. AnptHW/LoptHW>0.19; Acd/Lban<4.10; And/Lban<4.10;4.10; Lban/Anb>1.90; LHW/Acd<3.60; LHW/LFW>0.97; Lab/LclS3<1.50; Lnpt/Anb>1.50; Lba/Lban<2.00; Lar/Lba>0.20.   
 Head. Ll: 0.0011 –0.0015 mm (M). Lw: 0.0033 –0.0039 mm (M). Hwd: 0.0065 –0.0068 mm (M). Hl: 0.0037 –0.0043 mm (M).   
 Legs. Nsmf: 9–19 (M); 5–12 (F). Nshf: 23–36 (M); 11 (F). Hfl: 0.0065 –0.0070 mm (M). Fbsd: 0.0025 – 0.0027 mm (M). Mfl: 0.0040 –0.0043 mm (M). Dshf: short spines-1 (MF) or 2 (F) median spines-3 long spines.   
 Wings. AvFW: 12–14 (M). AvHW: 9–10 (M). LoptFW: 0.0028 –0.0031 mm (M). AnptFW: 0.0068 – 0.0075 μ (M). LoptHW: 0.0028 –0.0031 mm (M). AnptHW: 0.0068 –0.0075 mm (M). DfwHW: 0.0056 – 0.0067 mm (M). LbanFW: 16.50–17.63mm (M); 17.00mm (F). LbanHW: 14.09–15.37mm (M); 14.25mm (F). AndFW: 7.05–7.44mm (M); 8.07mm (F). AndHW: 7.05–7.38mm (M). Wb: 10.08–10.79mm (M); 9.80mm (F). LFW: 32.72–35.23mm (M); 34.42mm (F). LHW: 32.79–35.18mm (M); 33.16mm (F). AnsbtFW: 0.0021 –0.0024 mm (M). AntrFW: 0.0081 –0.0093 mm (M). LarFW: 0.003 –0.005 mm (M). LarHW: 0.0037 –0.0043 mm (M). LnptFW: 11.08–12.16mm (M); 11.72mm (F). LnptHW: 12.59–13.76mm (M); 13.01mm (F). At-MP: 0.0025 –0.0037 mm (M). LbaFW: 0.0030 –0.0031 mm (M). LbaHW: 0.0031 –0.0032 mm (M). RP2-loptFW: 0.0003 –0.0010 mm (M). RP2-loptHW: 0.003 –0.007 mm (M). Dat-lsbt: 0.0006 –0.001 mm (M). Lasa-ca: 0.004 –0.005 mm (M). Crp: 7. Crp: 5–7 (FW), 5–6 (HW). Cal: 3–6. PC-RA-RP1: 2–3 (FW), 1–3 (HW). CdfFW: only 3 rows of cells; 2 triple cells-2 double cells-3 rows of cells. CdfHW: 1 cell-2 rows of cells. Vt: 1–2, in some cases 1 (left), 2(right).   
 Abdomen. Lab: 26.99–29.26mm (M); 30.09mm (F). LcaS3: 0.0007 –0.0010 mm (M). LclS3: 0.0021 – 0.0023 mm (M). Lecv-clS3: 0.0012 –0.0015 mm (M).   
 Caudal appendages. Las: 0.0014 –0.0018 mm (M). Poas: 0.003 –0.004 mm (M). Anas: 0.003 –0.006 mm (M). Ddas: 0.003 –0.005 mm (M). Epl: 0.0012 –0.0013 mm (M).   
 Biology. This species inhabits ponds, marshes and lakes, where major of males constantly change perches, but keep sites very close to water (F. Palacino, pers. obs.). E. carmelita is commonly found on sunny days between 10:00 and 15:00 hours, when they perch, fly quickly around their territories, copulate and lay eggs. Males are territorial and display continuous intra and interspecific aggression.   
 Larva. Unknown.   
 Material examined. BRAZIL, Sem procedência, 7 males, 1 female (MNRJ). COLOMBIA, El Banco (Magdalena), 22.I.1917, 4 males; no data, 1 male (UARC); Magdalena, La Peña, 16.xii.2009, F. Palacino leg., 3 males. PERU, Loreto Dept., Explorama Lodge, 50 mi NE Iquitos on Amazon River at junction with Yanamono River, 3°21’59” 72°47’56”, 30.viii.1989, S. W. Dunkle leg., 1 male (RWG).
description: Published as part of Rodríguez, Fredy Palacino, Sarmiento, Carlos E. & González-Soriano, Enrique, 2015, Morphological variability and evaluation of taxonomic characters in the genus Erythemis Hagen, 1861 (Odonata: Libellulidae: Sympetrinae), pp. 1-68 in Insecta Mundi 2015 (428) on pages 12-13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5353155