Dragonfly and Damselfly (Insects: Odonata) inventory of the Réserve Naturelle des Gorilles de Lésio-Louna (RNGLL) on the Batéké Plateauin the Republic of Congo
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Jens Kipping, Falk Petzold, César Ngoulou · IDF-Report 126 · 2018
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Bibliographic details
| Title | Dragonfly and Damselfly (Insects: Odonata) inventory of the Réserve Naturelle des Gorilles de Lésio-Louna (RNGLL) on the Batéké Plateauin the Republic of Congo |
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| Author | Jens Kipping, Falk Petzold, César Ngoulou |
| Journal | International Dragonfly Fund – Report |
| Issue | 126 |
| Published | 26 December 2018 |
| Pages | 1–36 |
| ISSN | 1435-3393 |
| Publisher | International Dragonfly Fund e.V. |
| Language | English |
Abstract
We present records of 99 Odonata species from the Réserve Naturelle des Gorilles de Lésio-Louna (RNGLL) in the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) collected during a short survey from 14 January to 01 February 2017. It is the first systematic Odonata inventory for the RNGLL and for the Congolese part of the species-rich Batéké Plateau. A short introduction is given about the existing knowledge of dragonflies and damselflies from the country. Amongst the recorded species eight are new for the country list, raising it to at least 208 species. Some of the recorded species are endemic and characteristic for sandy streams and rivers of the Batéké Plateau. The potential diversity of the plateau in comparison to other regions of the country is discussed.
Keywords
Odonata, Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955, Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899, Elattoneura odzalae (Aguesse, 1966), Pseudagrion aureolum Dijkstra, Mézière & Kipping, 2015, Phyllomacromia contumax Selys, 1879, Aethiothemis mediofasciata Ris, 1931, Crocothemis 2 | Kipping, Petzold & Ngoulou IDF-Report 126 divisa Baumann, 1898, Porpax sentipes Dijkstra, 2006, Trithemis apicalis (Fraser, 1954), Trithetrum navasi (Lacroix, 1921), Urothemis venata Dijkstra, Mézière & Kipping, 2015.
Suggested citation
Jens Kipping, Falk Petzold, César Ngoulou (2018): Dragonfly and Damselfly (Insects: Odonata) inventory of the Réserve Naturelle des Gorilles de Lésio-Louna (RNGLL) on the Batéké Plateauin the Republic of Congo. International Dragonfly Fund – Report 126: 1–36.