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Brachymesia herbida (Gundlach, 1889)

The Tawny Pennant

Brachymesia herbida (Gundlach, 1889) in the field. Photo: Marc Barreda Llorens (ICCDRS Collection).
Brachymesia herbida (Gundlach, 1889) in the field. Photo: Marc Barreda Llorens (ICCDRS Collection).

Arid and littoral zones; January-March. It breeds in ponds and marshes, and nymphs can live in brackish water. Although there have been no literature records of new collections of the species since 1901, it was the most abundant species in my 1989 collections.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Odonata

Suborder
Anisoptera

Superfamily
Libelluloidea

Family
Libellulidae

Genus
Brachymesia

Species
herbida

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Cannacria batesii, C. fumipennis

Origin: Native

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Isabela, Santa Cruz.

References

  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
  • Peck, S.B. (1992) The dragonflies and damselflies of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Insecta: Odonata). Psyche 99(4): 309-321.
  • Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
  • Gerecke, R. Peck, S.B. & Pehofer, H.E. (1995) The invertebrate fauna of the inland waters of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador) - a limnological and zoogeographical summary. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Suppl. 107(2): 113-147.

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