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First records of Brachythemis impartita in peninsular Italy (Odonata: Libellulidae)
Author(s) -
Emanuele Guido Condello,
Edoardo Razzetti,
Cristiano Liuzzi,
Vittoria D’Agostino,
Fabio Mastropasqua
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
fragmenta entomologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2284-4880
pISSN - 0429-288X
DOI - 10.4081/fe.2017.254
Subject(s) - libellulidae , odonata , geography , habitat , ecology , dragonfly , biology
Two populations of Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890) are here reported in peninsular Italy. The species was found for the first time in 2015 in Calabria in the area of the Angitola artificial lake (Maierato and Monterosso Calabro municipalities) not far from the Tyrrhenian coast. In 2016 the species was also observed in southern Apulia, along the banks of two artificial lagoons in the municipality of Ugento. Information are provided that confirm the habitat preferences of the species and a northward expansion

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