Odonata of the Tambopata Reserved Zone, Madre de Dios, Peru
Revista Peruana de Entomología
1985
Journal Article
27
9-14
Reserva Nacional Tambopata Parque Nacional Bahuaja-Sonene animals invertebrates arthropods insects Odonata dragonflies inventories aquatic habitats diversity checklist Madre de Dios Bibliography
A total of 151 species of Odonata were collected or observed between June 1977 and June 1984 in the TRZ. The main aquatic habitats - large and small lakes, marshes and water courses - were moderately sampled, but future visits by specialists should increase the list to 180-200 species. Tambopata contains a greater wealth of species of Odonata than any other locality so far studied in the world. In brief, many species are restricted to marshes and streams under the canopy, and many others appear to be characteristic of temporary lagoons which are peculiar to the Amazon basin. The collection examined is composed of 1,535 specimens of 147 species; the 4 remaining species correspond to visual recordings. At least 3 other unidentified species were observed. Of the 151 species recorded, 118 were identified as species which have been described and 33 have not yet been described. Of the total number of species identified, 47 (just over a third) are new recordings in Peru. Of the 33 not identified, at least 10 and possibly up to 30 are species new to science. Only one list of species of Odonata has previously been published for South America; this is a contribution by Jurzitza (1981) for the Iguazu National Park (Argentina), in which 106 species were recorded in 3 months of collecting. Another list, unpublished, exists for Limoncocha (Province of Napo, Ecuador); the wealth of Odonata there is similar to that of Tambopata: 145 species collected over several years.