Odonates from Bodoquena Plateau: checklist and information about endangered species

Ricardo Koroiva,Fábio De Oliveira Roque,Francisco Valente-Neto,Marciel Elio Rodrigues

doi:10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2016-0310

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Abstract Here we provide an updated checklist of the odonates from Bodoquena Plateau, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil. We registered 111 species from the region. The families with the highest number of species were Libellulidae (50 species), Coenagrionidae (43 species) and Gomphidae (12 species). 35 species are registered in the IUCN Red List species, four being Data Deficient, 29 of Least Concern and two species being in the threatened category. Phyllogomphoides suspectus Belle, 1994 (Odonata: Gomphidae) was registered for the first time in the state.

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Insects are arthropod group with largely unknown distribution patterns (Diniz-Filho et al 2010), due to their high species richness, difficulties related to sampling and lack of taxonomic experts
We provide information about endangered species from the IUCN Red List (IUCN 2016), which is fundamental for updating the status of Brazilian species, as recently emphasized in the 1st Meeting of the Latin American Odonatological Society - SOL
The accumulation curves obtained are non‐asymptotic (Figure 2), indicating that total species richness would probably increase with additional sampling effort

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Insects are arthropod group with largely unknown distribution patterns (Diniz-Filho et al 2010), due to their high species richness, difficulties related to sampling and lack of taxonomic experts Applying all of these conditions, odonates (Insecta: Odonata) constitutes an important group that play a major role as predators, with several insects making up a large portion of their diets. In Mato Grosso do Sul, state originally covered by Cerrado, Pantanal, Atlantic Forest and Chaco vegetation, 198 odonatan species were registered (Rodrigues & Roque 2017) Despite this number, information gaps are recognized from many areas in this state (Vianna & De Marco 2012, Rodrigues & Roque 2017)

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