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

Myckey Gonçalvesa,b , Cristian Camilo Mendoza-Penagosa,b , Diogo Silva Vilelac , Samantha Ribeiro da Silvaa,b , Alysson da Mattad , Leandro Juena,b , Leandro Schlemmer Brasilb,e

  1. Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia – PPGZOOL, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
  2. Laboratorio de Ecología e Conservação – LABECO, Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Rua Augusto Correia, No. 1 Bairro Guamá, CEP 66.075-110 Belém, Pará, Brazil
  3. Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas – Campus Inconfidentes, Inconfidentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  4. Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas, Campus São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
  5. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Campus Araguaia, Avenida Universitária, 3,500, Pontal Do Araguaia, MT, CEP: 78.698-000, Brazil

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 26, Pages 224-233, 2023
https://doi.org/10.48156/1388.2023.1917247
Published: 19 December 2023 (Received: 6 June 2023, Accepted: 10 December 2023)

Abstract

Brazil hosts a wide range of Odonata species, including many hitherto undescribed ones, especially in remote and unexplored regions where logistics are difficult. The northwestern Brazilian Amazon is an example of this situation, and many locations still need to be sampled there and have their taxonomic inventories compiled. Against this background, this study aimed to survey the Odonata species in the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, located in the extreme northwest of the Western Amazon. The survey was conducted at 11 water bodies, where 67 Odonata species were recorded, including four new records for the state of Amazonas and seven new records for Brazil. Pioneering studies like this are important for enhancing our understanding of the region’s biodiversity and contribute to conservation efforts.

Keywords: Dragonfly, Heteragrion, Mnesarete, Progomphus, Amazônia, São Gabriel da Cachoeira

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