Checklist of dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of the Amazonas state, Brazil

Authors

  • Ricardo Koroiva Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Laboratório de Citotaxonomia e Insetos Aquáticos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6658-0824
  • Ulisses Gaspar Neiss Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Laboratório de Citotaxonomia e Insetos Aquáticos
  • Günther Fleck
  • Neusa Hamada Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Laboratório de Citotaxonomia e Insetos Aquáticos

Keywords:

Aquatic insects, List of species, Anisoptera, Zygoptera, Amazon, Neotropical region

Abstract

Abstract: Here we provide a checklist of the odonates from Amazonas state, Brazil. We registered 324 species and 101 genera, making Amazonas the Brazilian state with the most Odonata species recorded. The families with the highest number of species were Coenagrionidae with 32 genera and 101 species, followed by Libellulidae with 28 genera and 100 species and Gomphidae with 12 genera and 45 species. Some regions of Amazonas state remain poorly explored, such as the southern area, and large municipalities, such as São Gabriel da Cachoeira. This work underlines the importance of the biological diversity from Amazonas state and the Amazonian Biome for Odonata species richness in Brazil and shows that many areas in the world’s largest tropical forest have not yet been sampled.
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Published

2020-01-01

How to Cite

Koroiva, R., Neiss, U. G., Fleck, G., & Hamada, N. (2020). Checklist of dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of the Amazonas state, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 20(1). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1706

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2020): v20n1

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