Heteropodagrion Selys 1885
Creators: name: Mauffray, William F.
name: Tennessen, Kenneth J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Odonata
Megapodagrionidae
Heteropodagrion

description: Heteropodagrion Selys, 1885
A poorly known genus; with five species recorded for Ecuador; the group is in need of further study. See Garrison & von Ellenrieder (2005), Pérez-Gutiérrez & Montes-Fontalvo (2011c) and Daigle (2014) for identification. Adults perch for most of the day in dark shade with wings together (Fig. 45), being difficult to spot. Nymphs live in sheet flow on nearly vertical rocks at the edges of small, forested, mountainous streams (Tennessen 2010).
* Heteropodagrion croizati Pérez-Gutiérrez & Montes-Fontalvo, 2011. Publ. Recs. COL Pérez- Gutiérrez & Montes-Fontalvo (2011c).
Addl. Data. NA, Tena: Road to Pulini, 21 km SE of Tena, 1.8 km S of road junction, small forest stream, sand and mud with deep holes, over steep-walled creek in forest (-1.0820, -77.6500, 415m), 22 i 2011, leg. R. Vargus, WAH & Fred Morrison, det. KJT [WAH].
Heteropodagrion nigripes Daigle, 2014. Publ. Recs. * Daigle (2014 — Holotype ♂: MS, Limón Indanza: stream, Hwy. 45, 25.3 km N of Indanza (-2.8570, -78.3700, 810m), 7 xi 1997, leg. & det. JJD [FSCA]; Huamboya: * Daigle (2014); Morona: * Daigle (2014); PA, Mera: * Daigle (2014).
Heteropodagrion sanguinipes Selys. 1885. Publ. Recs. ECU: (* Selys 1885 — Holotype ♀: lost, Syntypes “Quito” 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, [Quito], Quito (-0.2167, -78.5, 2763m), leg.? [IRSNB]), Bridges (1993 —Type-?), Karsch (1891a—as Neuragrion mysticum, Type L= Ecuador), Bridges (1993), Paulson (1983), Davies & Tobin (1984), Tsuda (1986, 1991), Steinmann (1997a—also as “ N. mysticum ”), (P11), (H14—also as N. mysticum); Cotapaxi Province: Garrison & von Ellenrieder (2005); PC: Selys (1886), Kirby (1890), Campos (1922), Garrison & von Ellenrieder (2005) SD: Tennessen (2010—nymph description).
Addl. Data. CT, Pangua: 2 ♂♂, 75 km E of Quevedo, spring seep (-0.93, -79.22, about 900m), 12 v 1975, leg. P. J. Spangler, det. RWG [USNM]; Sigchos: 11 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, San Francisco de las Pampas Otonga Reserve, Orillas del Río Las Damas (-0.42, -79.0, 1600m), 2 ii 1999, leg. L. Torres, det. JJD [QZAC]; 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, same data but 5 ii 1999 [QZAC]; 1 ♂, same data but 12 iii 1999 [QZAC]; 2 ♂♂, same data but 19 iii 1999 [QZAC]; 1 ♀, same data but Orillas del Río Esmeraldas (-0.43, -79.0, 1400m), 6 ii 1999, leg. E. Tapia, det. JJD [QZAC]; 2 ♂♂, same data but forest of Mr. Tapia property, 14 v 1999, leg. E. Tapia [QZAC]; 1 ♀, same data but in station near tube of water (-0.42, -79.0, 1800m), 24 v 1999, leg. L. Torres, det.? [QZAC]; 1 ♂, same data but in station near the small house, 30 iv 1999, leg. T. Enriquez, det.? [QZAC]; 2 ♂♂, same data but on border of Las Damas River (-0.42, - 79.0W, 1450m), 30 iv 1999, leg. L. Torres, det.? [QZAC]; 1 ♂, same data but on road at 6 m of Z River (1500m), 1 v 1999 [QZAC]; PC, Mejía: 1 ♀, Cornejo Astorga, 3.5 km W, stream (-0.0556, -78.7714, 1520m), 16 vii 1977, leg. DRP, det. RWG [DRP]; San Miguel Bancos: 10 ♂♂, 2.3 km S of Tandayapa (-0.0144, -78.6803, 1250m), 6 ix 1990, leg. OSF, det. SWD [RWG, SWD, USNM]; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Tandayapa, spring trickle in secondary forest (-0.0167, -78.7667, 1700m), 6 v 2009, leg. & det. WAH [RWG]; 1 ♀, Mindo, Bosque Protector Mindo Nambillo (-0.0556, -78.7714, 1244m), 28 i 2009, leg. & det. RWG & NVE [RWG]; SD: 2 ♂♂, about 84 km SW of Quito, Chiriboga Road, 9 vii 1990, leg. OSF, det. SWD [USNM]; 1 ♂, stream, Hwy. E30 at km marker 61, E of La Unión del Toachi (-0.5003, -78.8700, 1210m), 26 ii 2010, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 4 ♂♂, same data but 27 ii 2010 [KJT]; 2 ♂♂, same data but 25 ii 2010, leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; 1 ♂, same but, 26 ii 2010 [JTJ]; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, same data but 27 ii 2010; leg. & det. JJD [JJD]; 2 ♂♂, same data but leg. & det. JJD [FSCA]; 1 ♂, small waterfall stream, km marker 70.5, E of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Hwy. E30 (-0.3139, -78.9417, 910m), 27 ii 2010, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 2 ♂♂, same data but leg. & det. JTJ [JTJ]; 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, same data but leg. & det. JJD [JTJ].
Note: Endemic to Ecuador’s Pacific slope.
* Heteropodagrion superbum Ris, 1918. Publ. Recs. COL (Ris 1918); plus PAN (H08).
Addl. Data. BO, Caluma: 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Caluma, 11 km E of stream, waterfall (-1.5764, -79.1919, 890m), 5 iii 2010, leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; PC, Mejía: 1 ♂, Manuel Cornejo, 2.3 km S of Tandapi, waterfalls (-0.43, -78.78, 1738m), 6 x 1990, leg. OSF, det. JJD [FSCA].
Note: Garrison et al. (2010) suggested that H. superbum may be a junior synonym of H. sanguinipes. We elect to retain it here as a valid species until further studies warrant otherwise.
Heteropodagrion varipes Daigle, 2014. MS, Morona: Daigle (2014 — Holotype ♂, Macas 20.3 km W on Gua- mote Rd, 0.6 km W on Río Albanico, two rocky waterfall streams (-2.2475, -78.2067, 1536m), 18 ix 05, leg. JJD [FSCA]). Note: All known specimens were collected along the road between Macas and Guamote at small waterfalls.
Heteropodagrion unresolved: CT, Pujili: 2 ♂♂, 75 km E of Quevedo, spring seep (-0.9333, -79.2167, 900m), 12 v 1975, leg. P.J. Spangler, det. RWG [USNM]; 1 ♂, 66 km E of Quevedo, spring seep (-1.02, -79.48, 1325m), 15 i 1978, leg. P. J. Spangler et al., det. RWG [USNM]; PA, Mera: 1 ♂, Abitagua, Río Pastaza watershed (-1.45, -78.15, 1200m), 2 x 1936, leg. WCM, det. RWG [UMMZ]; 1 ♂, Abitagua, on playa of Pastaza at mouth of Río Guiller- mina (-1.45, -78.15, 1200m), 3 vii 1941, leg. WCM, det. RWG [USNM]; 2 ♂♂, Abitagua, Mayorga’s playa (-1.45, -78.15, 1200m), 6 vi 1941, leg. WCM, det. RWG [UMNZ].
description: Published as part of Mauffray, William F. & Tennessen, Kenneth J., 2019, A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador, pp. 1-265 in Zootaxa 4628 (1) on pages 84-87, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4628.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3335707