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1 Midsouth Entomologist 6: ISSN: Report A Distribution of Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Louisiana George G. Sims Route 2, Box Mansfield, Missouri georgesims@hotmail.com Received: 4-II-2013 Accepted: 12-IV-2013 This compilation is an attempt to bring together Louisiana odonate collection and distribution information from a variety of sources, and present it in a clear and easily-accessible form. The report actually contains neither any new data nor new collection records, but is an effort to consolidate information from various available sources into a concise and useful form. Every care has been taken to insure the accuracy of the information, and any errors, omissions, or oversights are completely the fault of the author. Methodology The vast majority of the information contained herein is from Bill Mauffray s excellent The Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Louisiana, which was published in the Bulletin of American Odonatology (Volume 5, Number 1, October 1997) and the additions and corrections to the list through October 19, 2012, available at Anyone interested in the distribution of odonates in Louisiana should first consult this definitive work. I have endeavored to consolidate all of Mauffray s data into the final version, in addition to consulting individual collecting records submitted by Nick Donnelly s DOT Map Project and by individual collectors on the Odonata Central website. Few, if any, records I have discovered in other sources will not also appear in Mauffray. The major benefit, in my opinion, to my effort lies in the quick availability of the distribution maps. A Mauffray checklist of Louisiana odonates, contained in Strickland s Dragonflies & Damselflies of Louisiana provided a convenient starting point for determining the species likely to be found in the state. After additions to this initial list were made, there appear to be a total of one hundred thirty-seven (137) Louisiana species reported thirty-seven (37) damselflies and one hundred (100) dragonflies. (Mauffray lists thirty-eight zygopteran species, breaking down Argia fumipennis into two subspecies.) Dr. John Abbott s remarkable on-line Odonata Central ( maintained at the University of Texas, has proven to be a valuable resource for listing individual collecting efforts and documenting the presence of odonate species throughout the country (and the world).

2 Midsouth Entomologist 6 26 Information from Odonata Central for the selected parishes (counties) was first extracted, with the submissions from Thomas W. Donnelly s DOT Map Project segregated from those entries representing collections by other individuals. The author has presented the distribution data in several ways: first, by listing each of the species found in the area, showing first a distribution map, then a listing, of the parishes(counties) from which the species has been reported. English names, as well as the taxonomic arrangement of the species accounts, are taken from Paulson & Dunkle, Alongside each parish represented is found an alphabetic code which indicates the source of the information. This section is immediately followed by a listing of the sixty-four parishesof the state, with a state map showing the location of the particular parishes, followed by a listing of the individual species which have been reported within each parish, again with each representative species followed by a source code. Species found within the parishes range from a low of eleven (11) in East Carroll Parish to a high of ninety-five (95) in Rapides. The number of species recorded in each parish is probably more directly related to the intensity of collection in that particular parish than to the number of species actually present. The source codes for the information are as follows: D - An adult specimen recorded in Thomas W. Donnelly s DOT Map Project, as shown in the records of Odonata Central. O - An adult specimen has been collected and/or photographed by an individual not affiliated with the DOT Map Project, with identification verified by an expert, and the record appears on Odonata Central. (Note: Odonata Central is not currently configured to maintain records of larval [nymph] specimens.) L - A specimen recorded in Dragonflies & Damselflies of Louisiana. M - A specimen recorded in Mauffray s The Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Louisiana (1997) or in the additions and corrections to the list (2012). The experts mentioned above consist of several prominent odonatologists who provide verification of all records submitted for inclusion on Odonata Central. Summary Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information. Any erroneous or incomplete data is the fault of the author. Grateful appreciation is extended to Dr. John Abbott and Dr. Bill Mauffray for allowing the use of their web-based resources. It is sincerely hoped that readers will make the author aware of any other collections or data sources which can be incorporated into revisions of this study.bill Mauffray has requested that any additional Louisiana collection data be forwarded to him, as well, so that he may keep his study current. He may be contacted at:iodonata@bellsouth.net. All suggestions, comments, or corrections are welcomed, and should be directed to the author of this paper.

3 Midsouth Entomologist 6 27 Parishes (Counties) of Louisiana (64) Acadia Allen Ascension Assumption Avoyelles Beauregard Bienville Bossier Caddo Calcasieu Caldwell Cameron Catahoula Claiborne Concordia DeSoto East Baton Rouge East Carroll East Feliciana Evangeline Franklin Grant Iberia Iberville Jackson Jefferson Jefferson Davis Lafayette Lafourche LaSalle Lincoln Livingston Madison Morehouse Natchitoches Orleans Ouachita Plaquemines Pointe Coupee Rapides Red River Richland Sabine Saint Bernard Saint Charles Saint Helena Saint James Saint John Saint Landry Saint Martin Saint Mary Saint Tammany Tangipahoa Tensas Terrebonne Union Vermilion Vernon Washington Webster West Baton Rouge West Carroll West Feliciana Winn

4 Midsouth Entomologist 6 28 Species Distributions Suborder ZYGOPTERA Damselflies CALOPTERYGIDAE Broad-winged Damsels Calopteryx Leach Jewelwings Calopteryx dimidiata Sparkling jewelwing Grant O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Union D,M Vernon D,O,M Calopteryx maculata Ebony jewelwing Bienville D,M Bossier D,M Caddo O Caldwell D,O,M Catahoula D,O,M Claiborne D,O,M DeSoto D,O,M Grant D,O,M Jackson D,O,M Lincoln D,O,M Morehouse D,M Natchitoches D,O,M Ouachita D,M Red River D,M Sabine D,M Union D,O,M Vernon D,O,M Winn D,M Hetaerina americana American rubyspot Washington D,O,L,M West Feliciana D,O,L,M Hetaerina titia Smoky rubyspot Avoyelles D,M Catahoula D,M Madison D,M Natchitoches D,M

5 Midsouth Entomologist 6 29 Vernon D,O,M Washington D,L,M West Feliciana D,L,M Lestes forficula Rainpool spreadwing Lestes vigilax Swamp spreadwing LESTIDAE Spreadwings Lestes Leach Pond Spreadwings Lestes australis Southern spreadwing Ascension D,M Bossier O Caddo O Calcasieu O,M Iberville D,M Natchitoches D,M Ouachita D,M Red River O Sabine D,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Terrebonne D,M Vernon O,M Washington D,L,M West Feliciana M Saint Landry L,M Lestes inaequalis Elegant spreadwing Grant D,M Natchitoches M Ouachita O Rapides O,M Saint Charles D,M Webster D Bossier D,M Caddo D,M Caldwell O,M Claiborne D,O,M Grant O,M Morehouse O Ouachita O,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Union D,O,M

6 Midsouth Entomologist 6 30 COENAGRIONIDAE Pond Damsels ArgiaRambur Dancers Blue-fronted dancer Saint Martin D,M Tensas D,M West Carroll D,M West Feliciana D,O,L,M Argia bipunctulata Seepage dancer Natchitoches D,L,M Ouachita O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Argia moesta Powdered dancer Ascension D,M Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,M Bossier O,M Caddo O,M Catahoula D,M Concordia D,M East Carroll D,M Grant D,M Jackson O Lafayette D,M Madison D,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches D,M Ouachita O,M Sabine D,M Caldwell D,M DeSoto D,M Jackson O Natchitoches O,M Rapides O,M Saint Tammany L Argia fumipennis Variable dancer Bienville D,M Claiborne D,M Assumption D,M Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,O,M Claiborne D,M Grant D,M Madison D,M Morehouse D,M Natchitoches D,M Sabine D,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Tensas D,M Union D,M

7 Midsouth Entomologist 6 31 Winn D,M Argia sedula Blue-ringed dancer Caddo M East BatonRouge D,M Grant D,M Madison D,M Richland D,M Tangipahoa D,L,M Tensas D,M Union O Washington D,L,M West Feliciana D,L,M Winn M Blue-tipped dancer Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,M Bossier D,M Caddo D,M Caldwell D,O,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,O,M DeSoto D,O,M East Carroll D,M Grant D,O,M Jackson D,M LafayetteD,M LaSalleD,M Lincoln D,O,M Madison D,O,M Morehouse D,M Natchitoches D,O,M Ouachita O Red River D,M Sabine D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Union D,O,M Vernon D,O,M Washington D,L,M Webster D,M West Carroll D,M West Feliciana D,O,L,M Winn D,O,M Enallagma Charpentier American Bluets Enallagma aspersum Azure bluet Enallagma basidens Double-striped bluet Caddo M East Baton Rouge D,L,M Natchitoches D,M Rapides O,M Tensas D,M West Feliciana L,M Ascension D,M

8 Midsouth Entomologist 6 32 Familiar bluet Enallagma concisum Cherry bluet Enallagma divigans Turquoise bluet Ascension D,M Caddo D,O,M Caldwell D,M Cameron D,L,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne O,M Concordia O,M Iberia D,M Jackson D,M Jefferson D,M Madison D,M Natchitoches D,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,M Richland O,M Sabine D,M Saint Bernard D,M Tensas D,M Webster D,M Jefferson D,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Enallagma daeckii Attenuated bluet Natchitoches O,M Ouachita O,M Rapides O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Bienville D,M Catahoula D,M Natchitoches D,M Rapides D,O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Enallagma doubledayi Atlantic bluet Natchitoches D,O,L,M Rapides O,M Union O

9 Midsouth Entomologist 6 33 Enallagma dubium Burgundy bluet Enallagma exsulans Stream bluet Orange bluet Rapides O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Vernon D Enallagma durum Big bluet Calcasieu D,L,M Cameron D,L,M Jefferson D,M Lafourche D,M Madison D,M Orleans D,M Plaquemines D,M Saint Charles D,M Madison D,M Natchitoches D,M Tangipahoa L,M Tensas D,M Vernon D Enallagma geminatum Skimming bluet Madison D,M Rapides O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Tensas D,M Webster D,M West Feliciana D,L,M Ascension D,M Avoyelles D,M Caddo D,M Caldwell D,M Cameron D,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,O,M Grant D,M Iberia D,M Iberville D,M Jefferson D,M Lafourche D,M Madison D,M Natchitoches D,M Orleans D,M Ouachita O,M Pointe Coupee D,M Saint Martin D,M Tensas D,M

10 Midsouth Entomologist 6 34 Webster D,M West Baton Rouge D,M West Carroll D,M West Feliciana D,L,M Enallagma traviatum Slender bluet Rapides O,M West Feliciana L,M Enallagma vesperum Vesper bluet Beauregard M Cameron M Claiborne D,M Ouachita O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Tensas D,M West Feliciana L,M Enallagma weewa Blackwater bluet Ischnura Charpentier Forktails Citrine forktail Ascension D,M Avoyelles D,M Caddo O,M Calcasieu D,O,M Caldwell D,M Cameron D,L,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M East Carroll D,M Franklin D,O,M Grant D,O,M Iberia D,M Iberville D,M Jackson D,M Jefferson D,M Jefferson DavisD,M Lafayette D,M Madison D,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches D,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O,M Plaquemines D,M Pointe Coupee L Red River O Richland D,O,M Sabine D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint James D,M Saint John the Baptist D Saint Martin D,M Tensas D,M Union D,O,M Vermilion D,M Webster D,M West Baton Rouge D,M West Carroll O,M Winn D,M

11 Midsouth Entomologist 6 35 Ischnura kellicotti Lilypad forktail Caddo M Claiborne D,M Ouachita D,O,M Rapides O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Tangipahoa O,M Vermilion D,M Vernon O,M Fragile forktail Ascension D,L,M Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,M Bossier O Caddo D,O,M Caldwell D,O,M Cameron D,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,M Condordia D,L,M East Carroll D,M Franklin D,M Grant D,M Iberia D,M Iberville D,M Jackson D,O,M Jefferson D,M Lafayette D,M Lafourche D,M Lincoln D,O,M Livingston D,L,M Madison D,M Morehouse D,M Natchitoches D,O,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O,M Plaquemines D,M Pointe Coupee D,M Richland D,O,M Sabine D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Mary D,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Tensas D,M Terrebonne D,M Vermilion D,M Webster D,M West Baton Rouge D,M Winn D,M Ischnura prognata Furtive forktail Cameron D,M Jefferson D,M Orleans D,M Rapides O,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,M Rambur s forktail Allen D,O,M Ascension D,M Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,M Bossier D,O,M Caddo O,M Cameron D,O,M Claiborne D,O,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M East Carroll D,M

12 Midsouth Entomologist 6 36 Franklin D,O,M Grant O,M Iberia D,O,M Iberville D,M Jackson D,M Jefferson D,M Jefferson Davis D,O,M Lafayette D,M Lafourche D,M Lincoln D,O,M Madison D,M Morehouse O,M Natchitoches D,O,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O,M Plaquemines D,O,M Pointe Coupee D,M Rapides D,O,M Richland D,O,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint James D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Mary D,M Tensas D,M Terrebonne D,M Vermilion D,M West Baton Rouge D,O,M West Feliciana D,L,M Winn M Nehalennia Selys Sprites Nehalennia gracilis Sphagnum sprite Rapides O,M Nehalennia integricollis Southern sprite Natchitoches M Ouachita O,M Rapides O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Telebasis Selys Firetails Telebasis byersi Duckweed firetail Evangeline O,M Franklin O Iberville M Ouachita O,M Rapides O,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin O,M Union O

13 Midsouth Entomologist 6 37 Suborder ANISOPTERA Dragonflies PETALURIDAE Gray Petaltails Tachopteryx thoreyi Uhler in Selys Gray petaltail Grant D,M Natchitoches D,O,L,M Rapides D,O,M Sabine D,M Union D,O,M Vernon O,M Anax Leach Green Darners AESHNIDAE Darners Common green darner Ascension D,M Avoyelles D,M Bossier D,O,M Caddo D,O,M Cameron D,L,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,O,M Concordia D,M DeSoto D,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M Franklin D,M Iberia D,M Iberville D,M Jefferson D,M Jefferson Davis D,O,M Lafayette D,O,M Lafourche D,M Livingston D,L,M Madison D,M Morehouse O,M Natchitoches D,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O,M Plaquemines D,M Pointe Coupee D,M Red River D,M Richland D,M Sabine D,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Mary D,M Terrebonne D,M Vermilion D,M Washington D,O,M Webster D,M West Baton Rouge D,M West Carroll D,M Anax longipipes Comet darner Natchitoches OL,M Ouachita D,M Rapides O,M

14 Midsouth Entomologist 6 38 Basiaeschna Selys Springtime Darner Basiaeschna janata Springtime darner DeSoto D,M Ouachita D,M Rapides D,O,M Union D,O,M Boyeria McLachlan Spotted darners Grant D,M Natchitoches D,M Union D,O,M Washington D,O,M Coryphaeschna Williamson Pilot Darners Regal darner Saint Bernard D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint James D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Mary D,M Saint Martin O Terrebonne D,M Vermilion D,M Epiaeschna Hagen Swamp darner Swamp darner Boyeria vinosa Fawn darner Bossier D,M Caldwell D,M DeSoto D,M Caddo M Calcasieu D,L,M Cameron D,M Claiborne D,M DeSoto D,M Jefferson D,M Jefferson Davis D,O,M Lafayette D,M Morehouse D,M Natchitoches M Orleans D,M Plaquemines D,M Rapides O,M Ascension D,M Assumption D,M Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,M Bossier D,M Caddo D,M Caldwell D,M Cameron D,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,M Concordia D,M DeSoto D,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M East Carroll D,M

15 Midsouth Entomologist 6 39 Franklin D,M Grant D,M Iberville D,M Jackson D,M Jefferson D,M Jefferson Davis D,O,M Lafayette D,M Lafourche D,M Madison D,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches D,O,M Orleans D,O,M Ouachita D,M Pointe Coupee D,M Rapides D,O,M Red River D,M Sabine D,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint James D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,O,M Saint Mary D,M Tensas D,M Terrebonne D,M Union D,M Vermilion D,M Washington D,O,L,M Webster D,M West Baton Rouge D,M West Carroll D,M West Feliciana D,L,M Winn D,O,M Gomphaeschna Selys Pygmy darners Gomphaeschna antilope Taper-tailed darner Lafayette D,M Orleans D,M Rapides O,M Gomphaeschna furcillata Harlequin darner Jackson D,M Lafayette D,M Madison D,M Natchitoches OL,M Orleans D,M Ouachita O,M Rapides D,O,M Nasiaeschna Selys in Förster Cyrano Darner Cyrano darner Ascension D,M Assumption D,M Caddo D,M DeSoto D,M East Feliciana L,M Iberia D,M Iberville D,M Jefferson D,M Lafayette D,M Lafourche D,M Madison D,M Natchitoches D,M Orleans D,M Ouachita O,M Plaquemines D,M Richland D,M Sabine D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint Martin D,M Vernon O,M West Baton Rouge D,M

16 Midsouth Entomologist 6 40 GOMPHIDAE Clubtails Aphylla Selys Greater Forceptails Aphylla angustifolia Broad-striped forceptail Rapides O,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint Mary D,M Saint Tammany L,M Vernon O,M Webster O,M Arigomphus Needham Pond Clubtails Morehouse O,M Ouachita O,M Rapides O,M Saint Landry OL,M Saint Martin D,M Arigomphus submedianus Jade clubtail Arigomphus lentulus Stillwater clubtail Rapides O,M Saint Landry OL Aphylla williamsoni Two-striped forceptail Ariogomphus maxwelli Bayou clubtail Bossier O Caddo O,M Caldwell O Morehouse O,M NatchitochesL,M Ouachita O,M Pointe Coupee D,M Tensas D,M Dromogomphus Selys Spinylegs Caddo O Calcasieu O,M East Baton Rouge L,M East Feliciana M Iberia D,M Jefferson D,M Lafayette O Lafourche D,M Natchitoches M Orleans D,M Ouachita O,M Claiborne O,M Evangeline O,M Jefferson Davis O,M Lafayette D,M Dromogomphus armatus Southeastern spinyleg Iberia D,M

17 Midsouth Entomologist 6 41 Black-shouldered spinyleg Washington D,L,M Dromogomphus spoiliatus Flag-tailed spinyleg Gomphus Leach Common Clubtails Gomphus apomyius Banner clubtail Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,O,M Bossier D,M Caddo M Caldwell D,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,M DeSoto D,O,M Grant D,M Iberia D,M Jackson D,M Madison D,M Morehouse D,M Natchitoches M Ouachita D,M Pointe Coupee D,M Sabine D,M Saint Martin D,M Tangipahoa M Union D,O,M Calcasieu O,M Concordia D,L,M Morehouse D,O,M Sabine D,M Webster D,M Erpetogomphus Selys Ringtails Erpetogomphus designatus Eastern ringtail Caddo M Washington D,L,M East Baton Rouge M Natchitoches O,L,M Tangipahoa O,M Vernon O,M Washington D,L,M Gomphus australis Clearlake clubtail Saint Tammany L,M

18 Midsouth Entomologist 6 42 Gomphus dilatatus Blackwater clubtail Gomphus hodgesi Hodges clubtail Gomphus lividus Ashy clubtail Washington O,L,M Gomphus exilis Lancet clubtail Ascension D,M Saint Helena M Saint Tammany D,O,L,M Tangipahoa D,O,M Washington D,O,M West Feliciana M Saint Tammany L,M Gomphus hybridus Cocoa clubtail Bossier O,M DeSoto D,M Ouachita O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Washington D,O,L,M Bienville M Catahoula D Natchitoches D,O,M Ouachita D,M Washington D,L,M Gomphus militaris Sulphur-tipped clubtail Caddo D,M

19 Midsouth Entomologist 6 43 Gomphus modestus Gulf coast clubtail Gomphus vastus Cobra clubtail Washington D,L,M Winn D,M Ophiogomphus Selys Snaketails Ophiogomphus australis Southern snaketail Allen D,O,M Natchitoches O,M Rapides O,M Gomphus oklahomensis Oklahoma clubtail Bossier O Caldwell O,M Iberville L,M Morehouse O,M Hagenius Selys Dragonhunter Hagenius brevistylus Dragonhunter Washington D,O,L,M Progomphus Selys Sanddragons Progomphus obscurus Common sanddragon Bienville M Bossier O Caddo D,O,M Grant O,M Natchitoches O,L,M Rapides D,O,M Vernon D,O,M Winn D,O,M Allen D,L,M Avoyelles D,M Bossier D,M Grant D,M Jackson D,M Natchitoches D,M Rapides D,O,M Allen D,O,M Bossier D,M Caddo D,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,M

20 Midsouth Entomologist 6 44 Grant D,M Natchitoches D,O,L,M Ouachita O,M Rapides D,O,M Red River D,M Sabine D,M Tangipahoa D,O,L,M Tensas D,M Union D,M Vernon D,O,M Washington D,O,M Webster D,M Stylurus Needham Hanging Clubtails Stylurus amnicola Elusive clubtail Stylurus laurae Laura s clubtail Grant O,M Jackson D,M Rapides O,M Washington D,L,M Stylurus plagiatus Russet-tipped clubtail CORDULEGASTRIDAE Spiketails Cordulegaster Leach Spiketails Cordulegaster bilineata Brown spiketail Cordulegaster erronea Tiger spiketail Caldwell D,M Catahoula D,M Morehouse O,M Ouachita D,M Washington D,L,M West Carroll D,O,M

21 Midsouth Entomologist 6 45 Cordulegaster maculata Twin-spotted spiketail Cordulegaster sarracenia Sarracenia spiketail Vernon D,O,M Washington D,L,M West Feliciana D,L,M Winn D,M Macromia Rambur River Cruisers Macromia illinoiensis Swift river cruiser Bossier D,O,M Jackson D,M Natchitoches D,M Vernon O,M Washington L Webster D,M Cordulegaster obliqua Arrowhead spiketail Natchitoches O,M Rapides D,O,M Webster D,M Natchitoches O,M MACROMIIDAE Cruisers Didymops Rambur Brown Cruisers Didymops transversa Stream cruiser Caddo O,M Grant D,M Jackson D,M Natchitoches D,M Ouachita D,O,M Rapides D,O,M Tangipahoa D,O,M Avoyelles D,M Bossier D,M Livingston D,O,M Natchitoches O,M Ouachita D,M Vernon D,O,M Washington D,O,L,M

22 Midsouth Entomologist 6 46 Macromia taeniolata Royal river cruiser Caddo D,O,M Calcasieu O,M Catahoula D,O,M DeSoto D,O,M Jackson D,M Lafayette D,M Madison D,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches D,M Ouachita D,O,M Rapides D,O,M Richland D,M Union D,M Washington L Winn D,M CORDULIDAE Emeralds EpithecaBurmeister Baskettails Epitheca costalis Stripe-winged baskettail East Feliciana L Ouachita O Union M Common baskettail Iberia D,M Jackson D,M Jefferson D,M Lafayette D,M Natchitoches D,O,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O,M Pointe Coupee D,M Rapides D,O,M Red River D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Tensas D,M Union D,O,M Webster D,M Winn D,M Prince baskettail Caddo D,M Catahoula D,M DeSoto D,M Assumption D,M Avoyelles D,M Bossier D,O,M

23 Midsouth Entomologist 6 47 Caddo D,M Caldwell D,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,M DeSoto D,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M Iberville D,M Jefferson D,M Madison D,O,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches D,M Ouachita D,O,M Tensas D,M Union D,M Webster D,M West Baton Rouge D,M Epitheca semiaquea Mantled baskettail Epitheca spinosa Robust baskettail Epitheca stella Florida baskettail Ouachita D,M Helocordulia Selys in Selys and Betten Sundragons Helocordulia selysii Selys sundragon Grant O,M Natchitoches D,M Vernon D,O,M Washington D,L,M Neurocordulia Selys Shadowdragons Neurocordulia alabamensis Alabama shadowdragon Jackson D,M Neurocordulia molesta Smoky shadowdragon LaSalle D Rapides O,M Vernon D Caddo O Avoyelles D,M Bossier D,M

24 Midsouth Entomologist 6 48 Saint John the Baptist D,M Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber shadowdragon Somatochlora georgiana Coppery emerald West Carroll D,M Winn D,O,M Somatochlora margarita Texas emerald SomatochloraSelys Striped Emeralds Somatochlora filosa Fine-lined emerald Somatachlora linearis Mocha emerald Bienville D,M Jackson D,M Rapides O,M Somatochlora provocans Treetop emerald Bossier D,M Caddo D,M Caldwell D,M DeSoto D,M Evangeline O,M Grant O,M Jackson D,M Red River D,M Sabine D,M Union D,O,M Vernon D,O,M

25 Midsouth Entomologist 6 49 LIBELLULIDAE Skimmers Brachymesia Kirby Tropical Pennants Brachymesia furcata Red-tailed pennant Vernon O,M Four-spotted pennant Allen D,O,M Ascension D,L,M Assumption D,M Bossier O Caddo D,O,M Caldwell O Cameron D,O,M Claiborne O,M East Feliciana L,M Evangline D,M Iberia D,M Jackson O Jefferson D,M Lafayette D,O,M Lafourche D,M Morehouse O,M Natchitoches D,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O,M Plaquemines D,M Pointe Coupee D,M Red River O,M Richland O,M Sabine D,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint James D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Mary D,M Tensas D,M Terrebonne D,M Vermilion D,M Washington O,M Celithemis Hagen Small Pennants Celithemis amanda Amanda s pennant Beauregard D Rapides O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Celithemis bertha Red-veined pennant Saint Tammany D,L,M Celithemis elisa Calico pennant Caddo D,O,M Claiborne D,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M Lincoln D,O,M Natchitoches O,M Ouachita D,O,M Saint Landry O,M

26 Midsouth Entomologist 6 50 Saint Tammany D,L,M Washington D,O,M Halloween pennant Sabine D,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Mary D,M Tensas D,M Terrebonne D,M Vermilion D,M Webster D,O,M Celithemis fasciata Banded pennant Saint Tammany D,L,M Vernon D,L,M Celithemis ornata Faded pennant Allen D,O,M Ascension D,M Avoyelles D,M Beauregard D,L,M Bossier O Caddo O,M Caldwell O,M Cameron D,M Claiborne D,O,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M Iberia D,M Jefferson D,M Jefferson Davis D,O,M Lafayette D,M Lafourche D,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches D,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O,M Plaquemines D,M Red River D,O,M Richland O,M Allen D,O,M Caldwell D,M Claiborne D,M Grant D,M Jackson O Lincoln D,O,M Natchitoches O,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,M Sabine D,M Saint Landry D,O,M Caddo D,M Rapides O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Washington D,L,M Celithemis verna Double-ringed pennant

27 Midsouth Entomologist 6 51 Dythemis Hagen Setwings Dythemis velox Swift setwing Natchitoches D,M Rapides O,M ErythemisHagen Pondhawks Eastern pondhawk Ascension D,M Assumption D,O,M Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,M Bossier D,O,M Caddo D,O,M Calcasieu D,O,M Caldwell D,O,M Cameron D,O,M Catahoula D,O,M Claiborne D,O,M Concordia D,M DeSoto D,O,M East Baton Rouge D,O,L,M East Carroll D,M Franklin D,O,M Grant D,O,M Iberia D,O,M Iberville D,O,M Jackson D,O,M Jefferson D,M Jefferson Davis D,O,M Lafayette D,M Lafourche D,M Lincoln D,O,M Madison D,O,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches D,O,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O,M Plaquemines D,O,M Pointe Coupee D,M Red River D,O,M Richland D,O,M Sabine D,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint James D,O,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Mary D,M Tensas D,M Terrebonne D,M Union D,O,M Vermilion D,M Vernon D,O,M Washington D,O,M Webster D West Baton Rouge D,M West Carroll D,O,M West Feliciana D,O,M Winn D,M Erythemis vesiculosa Great pondhawk Cameron L,M Erythrodiplax Brauer Dragonlets Erythrodiplax berenice Seaside dragonlet Cameron D,O,M Iberia D,M Jefferson D,O,M Lafourche D,M Orleans D,M Plaquemines D,O,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Mary D,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Terrebonne D,M

28 Midsouth Entomologist 6 52 Vermilion D,M Erythrodiplax minuscula Little blue dragonlet Allen D,O,M Assumption D,M Bienville D,M Calcasieu D,O,M Cameron D,M Claiborne D,M East Baton RougeD,L,M Jackson O Natchitoches D,O,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O,M Saint Martin D,M Terrebonne D,M Vermilion D,M Washington D,O,M Webster D,M West Baton Rouge D,M Erythrodiplax umbrata Band-winged dragonlet Cameron L,M Jefferson D,M Lafayette D,M Rapides O,M Union O Ladona Needham Corporals Ladona deplanata Blue corporal Bossier O Caddo D,O,M Caldwell D,M DeSoto D,M East Baton RougeD,L,M East Feliciana D,L,M Grant O,M Natchitoches O,M Ouachita O,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Union D,O,M Washington D,O,M Libellula Linnaeus King Skimmers Golden-winged skimmer Ascension D,M Bossier D,M Caddo D,O,M Cameron D,M Claiborne D,M DeSoto D,M East Feliciana D,L,M Iberia D,M Jackson O Jefferson Davis D,O,M Morehouse O,M Natchitoches D,O,L,M Ouachita O,M Saint John the Baptist D,M

29 Midsouth Entomologist 6 53 Saint Mary D,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Vermilion D,M Webster D,M Libellula axilena Bar-winged skimmer Beauregard D,O,M Rapides O,M Libellula crocipennis Neon skimmer Caddo O,M Libellula cyanea Spangled skimmer Caldwell O Catahoula D,M Grant O,M Jackson D,O,M Lincoln O Madison D,M Natchitoches L,M Ouachita D,O,M Union D,O,M Vernon O,M Washington D,O,M Libellula flavida Yellow-sided skimmer Catahoula D,M Jackson D,O,M Natchitoches DO Ouachita O,M Plaquemines O Pointe Coupee D,M Rapides D,O,M Sabine D,M Union D,O,M Vernon D,O,L,M Webster D,M Slaty skimmer Ascension D,M Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,O,M Bossier D,M Caddo D,O,M Calcasieu D,O,M Caldwell D,O,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,O,M Concordia D,M DeSoto D,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M Franklin O Grant D,M Iberia D,M

30 Midsouth Entomologist 6 54 Jackson D,O,M Jefferson Davis D,O,M Lafayette D,O,M Lafourche D,M Lincoln D,O,M Madison D,O,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches D,M Ouachita D,O,M Pointe Coupee D,M Red River D,M Richland O,M Sabine D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Mary D Saint Tammany D,L,M Union D,O,M Vernon D,O,M Washington D,O,M Webster D,M West Carroll D,O,M Winn D,O,M Libellula luctuosa Widow skimmer Bossier D,O,M Caddo O,M Caldwell O,M Claiborne O,M Grant O,M Lincoln D,O,M Morehouse O Ouachita D,O,M Red River O,M Richland O,M Sabine D,M Saint Landry D,O,M Tensas D,M Webster O West Carroll D,M West Feliciana D,L,M Needham s skimmer Ascension D,M Assumption D,M Bossier D,M Cameron D,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M Iberia D,M Jefferson D,O,M Lafayette D,M Lafourche D,M Livingston D,L,M Orleans D,O,M Ouachita D,O,M Plaquemines D,M Pointe Coupee D,M Red River O,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint James D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Mary D,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Terrebonne D,M Vermilion D,M Libellula pulchella Twelve-spotted skimmer Caddo M Catahoula D,M East Feliciana D,L,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,M Pointe Coupee D,M Rapides O,M Richland D,M Tensas D,M West Carroll D,M

31 Midsouth Entomologist 6 55 Libellula semifasciata Painted skimmer Ascension D,M Bossier D,O,M Caddo D,M Claiborne D,M Natchitoches L,M Washington D,L,M Great blue skimmer Ascension D,M Assumption D,O,M Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,O,M Bossier D,M Caddo D,M Caldwell D,M Cameron D,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,O,M Concordia D,M DeSoto D,O,M East Baton Rouge D,O,L,M Franklin D,M Grant D,M Iberia D,M Iberville D,M Jefferson D,M Lafayette D,O,M Lafourche D,M Madison D,O,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches D,O,M Orleans D,O,M Ouachita D,O,M Plaquemines D,M Pointe Coupee D,M Red River D,M Richland D,M Sabine D,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint James D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Landry D,O,M Saint Martin D,O,M Saint Mary D,M Terrebonne D,M Union D,O,M Vermilion D,M Vernon D,O,M Webster D,M West Baton Rouge D,M West Carroll O Winn D,O,M Macrodiplax Brauer Marl Pennants Macrodiplax balteata Marl pennant Calcasieu D,L,M Cameron D,M Lafourche D,M Saint Helena D,L,M

32 Midsouth Entomologist 6 56 Miathyria Kirby Hyacinth Gliders Miathyria marcella Hyacinth glider Orthemis Hagen Tropical King Skimmers Roseate skimmer West Carroll D,M Pachydiplax Brauer Blue dasher Blue dasher Ascension D,M Iberville D,M Lafayette D,M Natchitoches M Orleans D,M Ouachita M Pointe Coupee D,O,M Rapides O,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint Martin D,M Tangipahoa D,L,M Vermilion D,M Vernon O,M Ascension O Avoyelles D,M Bossier O Caddo O Calcasieu D,O,M Cameron D,O,M Claiborne D,M Concordia D,M DeSoto D,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M Iberia O Iberville D,M Jackson D Jefferson D,M Lafayette D,M Natchitoches M Orleans D,M Ouachita O,M Red River O Saint Tammany D,L,M Vermilion D,M Allen D,O,M Ascension D,M Assumption D,M Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,M Bossier D,O,M Caddo D,O,M Calcasieu D,O,M Caldwell D,O,M Cameron D,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,M Concordia D,M DeSoto D,M East Baton Rouge D,O,L,M East Carroll D,M Franklin D,O,M Grant D,M Iberia D,O,M Iberville D,M Jackson D,O,M Jefferson D,M Lafayette D,O,M Lafourche D,M Lincoln D,O,M

33 Midsouth Entomologist 6 57 Madison D,O,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches D,O,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O Plaquemines D,M Pointe Coupee D,M Red River D,M Richland D,O,M Sabine D,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint Helena D Saint James D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,O,M Saint Mary D,M Tensas D,M Terrebonne D,M Union D,O,M Vermilion D,O,M Vernon D,O,M Webster D,O,M West Baton Rouge D,O,M West Carroll D,O,M Winn D,O,M Pantala Hagen Rainpool gliders Wandering glider Ascension D,M Assumption D,M Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,M Bossier D,M Caddo D,M Calcasieu D,O,M Caldwell D,O,M Cameron D,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,M Concordia D,L,M DeSoto D,O,M East Baton Rouge D,O,M East Carroll D,M Franklin D,O,M Grant D,M Iberia D,M Iberville D,M Jackson D,M Jefferson D,M Lafayette D,M Lafourche D,M Madison D,M MorehouseD,O,M Natchitoches D,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O,M Plaquemines D Pointe Coupee D,M Red River D,O,M Richland D,O,M Sabine D,M Saint Bernard D Saint Charles D,M Saint James D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Mary D,M Saint Tammany D,L,M Tensas D Terrebonne D,M Union D,O,M Vermilion D,M Vernon D Washington M Webster D,M West Baton Rouge D,M West Carroll D,M Winn D,M Spot-winged glider Allen D,L,M Bienville D,M Bossier D,M Caddo D,M Caldwell D,M Cameron D,M Claiborne D,O,M DeSoto D,M Franklin D,M Grant D,M Iberville D,M Jackson D,M Lafayette D,M Lafourche D,M Madison D,M Morehouse D,M

34 Midsouth Entomologist 6 58 Natchitoches M Ouachita D,M Pointe Coupee D,M Red River D,M Richland D,O,M Sabine D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Landry D,O,M Saint Martin D,M Union D,O,M Vermilion D,M Webster D,O,M West Feliciana L,M Winn D,O,M Perithemis Hagen Amberwings Eastern amberwing Ascension D,M Assumption D,M Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,M Bossier D,O,M Caddo D,O,M Caldwell D,M Catahoula D,M Claiborne D,O,M Concordia D,M DeSoto D,O,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M East Carroll D,M Franklin O Grant D,M Iberia D,M Iberville D,M Jackson D,O,M Jefferson D,M Lafayette D,M Lafourche D,M Lincoln D,O,M Madison D,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches D,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O,M Pointe Coupee D,M Red River D,O,M Richland D,M Sabine D,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint James D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Landry D,O,M Saint Martin D,O,M Saint Mary D,M Tensas D,M Terrebonne D,M Union D,O,M Vermilion D,O,M Webster D,M West Baton Rouge D,M West Carroll D,O,M Winn D,M Plathemis Hagen Whitetails Common whitetail Ascension D,O,M Avoyelles D,M Bienville D,O,M Bossier D,O,M Caddo D,O,M Caldwell D,O,M Catahoula D,O,M Claiborne D,O,M Concordia D,M DeSoto D,O,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M East Carroll D,M Franklin O Grant D,M Iberia D,M Iberville D,M Jackson D,M Lafayette D,M Madison D,O,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches O,M Ouachita D,O,M Pointe Coupee D,M

35 Midsouth Entomologist 6 59 Red River D,M Richland D,M Sabine D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint James D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Mary D,M Tensas D,M Vermilion D,M Vernon D,O,M Webster D,M West Baton Rouge D,O,M West Carroll D,O,M Winn D,M Sympetrum Newman Meadowhawks Sympetrum ambiguum Blue-faced meadowhawk Caddo O,M Jackson D,M Ouachita D,O,M Rapides O,M Richland D,M Saint Martin D,M Vernon O Winn D,M Variegated meadowhawk Ascension D,M Bienville D,M Bossier O Caddo D,O,M Cameron D,O,L,M Iberville D,M Jefferson D Jefferson Davis D,O,M Lafayette D,M Morehouse O,M Natchitoches D,O,M Orleans D,M Ouachita O,M Plaquemines D,M Red River O,M Sabine D,M Saint Bernard D,M Saint Charles D,M Terrebonne D,M Vernon O,M Tramea Hagen Saddlebags Tramea calverti Striped saddlebags Red River O,M Carolina saddlebags Ascension D,M Caddo D,M Calcasieu D,O,M Caldwell D,M Cameron D,L,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M Grant D,M Iberville D,M Jackson D,M Jefferson D,M Lafayette D,M

36 Midsouth Entomologist 6 60 Madison D,M Morehouse D,M Natchitoches D,O,M Orleans D,M Ouachita O,M Plaquemines D,M Pointe Coupee D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Landry O,M Terrebonne D,M Webster D,M Winn D,M Black saddlebags Ascension D,M Avoyelles D,M Bossier D,O,M Caddo D,M Caldwell D,M Cameron D,M Claiborne D,O,M DeSoto D,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M Grant D,M Iberia D,M Iberville D,O,M Jefferson D,M Lafayette D,M Lafourche D,M Madison D,M Morehouse D,O,M Natchitoches D,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,O,M Plaquemines D,M Red River D,O,M Sabine D,M Saint Charles D,M Saint John the Baptist D,M Saint Martin D,M Saint Mary D,M Tensas D,M Terrebonne D,M Union D,O,M Vermilion D,M Webster D,M Tramea onusta Red saddlebags Bossier O Caddo D,M Cameron D,M Claiborne D,M East Baton Rouge D,L,M Franklin O Iberia D,O,M Lafayette D,M Madison D,M Morehouse D,M Orleans D,M Ouachita D,M Red River O Saint Martin D,M Saint Mary D,M Vermilion D,M Webster O Winn D,M

37 Midsouth Entomologist 6 61 Odonate Collection Frequency by Parishes The map below shows the number of species recorded in each of the sixty-four (64) parishes of Louisiana. In the opinion of the author, a low number of species collected in a particular parish does not necessarily prove a paucity of species present, but may merely represent a low number of collectors/observers working in that region. The information, however, may prove useful to those odonatists seeking new parish records, or who desire to venture into more virgin territory, as they may wish to concentrate on the under-collected areas. Pink <20 species collected/observed Light Gray species collected/observed Dark Gray species collected/observed Light Green species collected/observed Black >81species collected/observed

38 Midsouth Entomologist 6 62 Parish Distributions Acadia (44): Argia moesta Arigomphus maxwelli Arigomphus submedianus Celithemis fasciata Dromogomphus spoliatus Enallagma dubium Erythrodiplax minuscula Ischnura prognata Ladona deplanata Lestes vigilax Libellula flavida Macrodiplax balteata Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Pachydiplaxlongipennis Tramea onusta Allen (59): Argia moesta Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx dimidiata Calopteryx maculata Celithemis bertha Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Celithemis ornata Celithemis verna Didymops transversa Dromogomphus spoliatus Enallagma exsulans Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphus hybridus Gomphus modestus Gomphus oklahomensis Hagenius brevistylus Hetaerina titia Lestes australis Libellula flavida Libellula pulchella Libellula semifasciata Macromia illinoiensis Miathyria marcella Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora filosa Somatochlora linearis Stylurus plagiatus Sympetrum ambiguum Tramea onusta

39 Midsouth Entomologist 6 63 Ascension (29): Gomphus exilis Lestes australis Libellula semifasciata Miathyria marcella Tramea lacerate Assumption (12): Argia moesta Erythrodiplax minuscula Avoyelles (25): Argia moesta Hagenius brevistylus Hetaerina titia Macromia illinoiensis Neurocordulia molesta Beauregard (60): Aphylla williamsoni Argia moesta Boyeria vinosa Brachymesia furcata Calopteryx dimidiata Calopteryx maculata Celithemis amanda Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Celithemis ornata Didymops transversa

40 Midsouth Entomologist 6 64 Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphus hybridus Gomphus lividus Gomphus oklahomensis Hagenius brevistylus Hetaerina titia Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Lestes inaequalis Lestes vigilax Libellula axilena Libellula flavida Libellula semifasciata Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Neurocordulia obsoleta Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora linearis Stylurus laurae Tramea onusta Bienville (22): Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Calopteryx maculata Enallagma divigans Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphus lividus Somatochlora margarita Bossier (43): Arigomphus submedianus Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx maculata Cordulegaster maculata Gomphus hybridus Gomphus oklahomensis Gomphus vastus Hagenius brevistylus Ischnura prognata Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Lestes vigilax Libellula luctuosa Libellula semifasciata Macromia illinoiensis Neurocordulia molesta Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora linearis Tramea onusta

41 Midsouth Entomologist 6 65 Caddo (53): Aphylla williamsoni Arigomphus submedianus Calopteryx maculata Celithemis elisa Celithemis ornata Didymops transversa Dromogomphus spoliatus Erpetogomphus designatus Gomphus militaris Gomphus oklahomensis Helocordulia selysii Ischnura kellicotti Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Lestes vigilax Libellula crocipennis Libellula luctuosa Libellula pulchella Libellula semifasciata Macromia taeniolata Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora linearis Sympetrum ambiguum Tramea onusta Calcasieu (47): Aphylla williamsoni Arigomphus maxwelli Celithemis elisa Dromogomphus spoiliatus Enallagma dubium Enallagma durum Epitheca costalis Erythrodiplax berenice Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphus oklahomensis Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Libellula flavida Libellula pulchella Libellula semifasciata Macrodiplax balteata Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Nehalennia integricollis Tramea onusta Caldwell (32): Argia bipunctulata Arigomphus submedianus Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx maculata

42 Midsouth Entomologist 6 66 Celithemis fasciata Gomphus vastus Ladona deplanata Lestes vigilax Libellula cyanea Libellula luctuosa Somatochlora linearis Stylurus plagiatus Cameron (29): Enallagma durum Erythemis vesiculosa Erythrodiplax berenice Erythrodiplax minuscula Erythrodiplax umbrata Ischnura prognata Macrodiplax balteata Tramea onusta Catahoula (28): Calopteryx dimidiata Calopteryx maculata Enallagma divigans Gomphus lividus Hetaerina titia Libellula cyanea Libellula flavida Libellula pulchella Macromia taeniolata Progomphus obscurus Stylurus plagiatus Claiborne (38): Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Arigomphus maxwelli Calopteryx maculata Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Enallagma vesperum Erythrodiplax minuscula Ischnura kellicotti

43 Midsouth Entomologist 6 67 Lestes vigilax Libellula luctuosa Libellula semifasciata Progomphus obscurus Tramea onusta Concordia (14): Dromogomphus spoliatus DeSoto (27): Argia bipunctulata Basiaeschna janata Boyeria vinosa Cordulegaster maculata Gomphus hybridus Ladona deplanata Macromia taeniolata Somatochlora linearis East Baton Rouge (68): Aphylla angustifolia Aphylla williamsoni Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Argia sedula Arigomphus maxwelli Calopteryx maculata Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Cordulegaster obliqua Enallagma basidens Enallagma divigans Enallagma durum Enallagma geminatum Erythrodiplax berenice Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphus apomyius Gomphus exilis Gomphus hybridus Hagenius brevistylus Hetaerina americana Hetaerina titia

44 Midsouth Entomologist 6 68 Ischnura prognata Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Libellula flavida Libellula pulchella Libellula semifasciata Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Neurocordulia molesta Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora filosa Somatochlora linearis Stylurus plagiatus Sympetrum ambiguum Tramea onusta East Carroll (11): East Feliciana (64): Aphylla williamsoni Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Argia sedula Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx maculata Celithemis amanda Celithemis bertha Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Celithemis verna Cordulegaster maculata Cordulegaster obliqua Didymops transversa Enallagma divigans Enallagma exsulans Epitheca costalis Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphus apomyius Gomphus exilis Gomphus hybridus Gomphus lividus Hagenius brevistylus Helocordulia selysii Hetaerina americana Hetaerina titia Ischnura kellicotti Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Lestes forficula Lestes inaequalis Lestes vigilax Libellula flavida Libellula luctuosa Libellula pulchella Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora linearis

45 Midsouth Entomologist 6 69 Evangeline (50): Argia moesta Arigomphus maxwelli Boyeria vinosa Celithemis fasciata Didymops transversa Dromogomphus spoliatus Enallagma geminatum Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphus lividus Hetaerina titia Ladona deplanata Libellula flavida Libellula luctuosa Libellula semifasciata Macromia illinoiensis Neurocordulia molesta Somatochlora linearis Stylurus plagiatus Telebasis byersi Tramea onusta Franklin (15): Telebasis byersi Tramea onusta Grant (36): Argia moesta Argia sedula Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx maculata Celithemis fasciata Didymops transversa Gomphus oklahomensis Hagenius brevistylus Helocordulia selysii Ladona deplanata Lestes inaequalis Lestes vigilax Libellula cyanea Libellula luctuosa Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora linearis Stylurus laurae Tachopteryx thoreyi

46 Midsouth Entomologist 6 70 Iberia (26): Aphylla williamsoni Dromogomphus armatus Erythrodiplax berenice Tramea onusta Iberville (21): Lestes australis Miathyria marcella Tramea lacerate Jackson (36): Calopteryx maculata Celithemis fasciata Cordulegaster maculata Didymops transversa Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphaeschna furcillata Hagenius brevistylus Libellula cyanea Libellula flavida Macromia taeniolata Neurocordulia alabamensis Somatochlora linearis Somatochlora margarita Stylurus laurae Sympetrum ambiguum Jefferson (29): Argia bipunctulata

47 Midsouth Entomologist 6 71 Aphylla williamsoni Enallagma concisum Enallagma durum Erythrodiplax berenice Erythrodiplax umbrata Ischnura prognata Tramea lacerate Jefferson Davis (45): Argia moesta Arigomphus maxwelli Boyeria vinosa Celithemis elisa Dromogomphus spoliatus Enallagma dubium Enallagma exsulans Erythrodiplax minuscula Ischnura prognata Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Lestes vigilax Libellula flavida Macrodiplax balteata Tramea onusta Lafayette (53): Anax longipes Aphylla angustifolia Aphylla williamsoni Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Argia sedula Arigomphus maxwelli Arigomphus submedianus Basiaeschna janata Boyeria vinosa Brachymesia furcata Calopteryx dimidiata Calopteryx maculata Celithemis amanda Celithemis bertha Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Celithemis ornata Celithemis verna Cordulegaster bilineata Cordulegaster maculata Cordulegaster obliqua Erythrodiplax umbrata Gomphaeschna antilope Gomphaeschna furcillata

48 Midsouth Entomologist 6 72 Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Tramea onusta Lafourche (21): Aphylla williamsoni Enallagma durum Erythrodiplax berenice Macrodiplax balteata LaSalle (38): Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Argia sedula Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx maculata Celithemis fasciata Didymops transversa Dythemis velox Enallagma exsulans Epitheca semiaquea Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphus lividus Gomphus oklahomensis Hetaerina titia Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Libellula semifasciata Macromia illinoiensis Progomphus obscurus Lincoln (44): Argia bipunctulata Calopteryx maculata Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Cordulegaster obliqua Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphus lividus Gomphus oklahomensis Hagenius brevistylus Helocordulia selysii Ischnura kellicotti Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Lestes vigilax Libellula cyanea Libellula flavida

49 Midsouth Entomologist 6 73 Libellula luctuosa Libellula pulchella Libellula semifasciata Somatochlora linearis Stylurus plagiatus Livingston (42): Libellula pulchella Libellula semifasciata Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora linearis Stylurus amnicola Madison (32): Gomphaeschna furcillata Hetaerina titia Libellula cyanea Macromia taeniolata Tramea onusta Morehouse (36): Argia bipunctulata Argia moesta Argia sedula Basiaeschna janata Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx maculata Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Didymops transversa Enallagma divigans Gomphus exilis Argia moesta Argia sedula Enallagma durum Enallagma exsulans Enallagma geminatum Argia moesta Arigomphus maxwelli Arigomphus submedianus Calopteryx maculata Dromogomphus spoliatus Gomphus vastus

50 Midsouth Entomologist 6 74 Ischnura prognata Lestes vigilax Libellula luctuosa Macromia taeniolata Stylurus plagiatus Tramea onusta Natchitoches (70): Anax longipes Aphylla angustifolia Aphylla williamsoni Argia bipunctulata Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Arigomphus submedianus Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx maculata Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Cordulegaster maculata Cordulegaster obliqua Cordulegaster sarracenia Didymops transversa Dythemis velox Enallagma basidens Enallagma daeckii Enallagma divigans Enallagma doubledai Enallagma exsulans Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphaeschna furcillata Gomphus apomyius Gomphus lividus Gomphus modestus Gomphus oklahomensis Hagenius brevistylus Helocordulia selysii Hetaerina titia Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Libellula cyanea Libellula flavida Libellula semifasciata Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Nehalennia integricollis Progomphus obscurus Tachopteryx thoreyi Tramea lacerate Orleans (33): Aphylla williamsoni Celithemis fasciata Enallagma durum Erythrodiplax berenice Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphaeschna antilope Gomphaeschna furcillata Ischnura prognata Libellula pulchella Miathyria marcella

51 Midsouth Entomologist 6 75 Tramea onusta Ouachita (65): Anax longipes Aphylla williamsoni Argia fumipennis Arigomphus maxwelli Arigomphus submedianus Basiaeschna janata Calopteryx maculata Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Didymops transversa Enallagma daeckii Enallagma vesperum Epitheca costalis Epitheca stella Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphaeschna furcillata Gomphus hybridus Gomphus lividus Ischnura kellicotti Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Lestes inaequalis Lestes vigilax Libellula cyanea Libellula flavida Libellula luctuosa Libellula pulchella Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Nehalennia integricollis Progomphus obscurus Stylurus plagiatus Sympetrum ambiguum Telebasis byersi Tramea onusta Plaquemines (19): Enallagma durum Erythrodiplax berenice Libellula flavida Pointe Coupee (23): Arigomphus submedianus Libellula flavida Libellula pulchella Miathyria marcella

52 Midsouth Entomologist 6 76 Tramea Carolina Rapides (95): Anax longipes Aphylla angustifolia Aphylla williamsoni Argia bipunctulata Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Arigomphus maxwelli Arigomphus submedianus Basiaeschna janata Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx dimidiata Calopteryx maculata Celithemis amanda Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Celithemis ornata Celithemis verna Cordulegaster maculata Cordulegaster obliqua Didymops transversa Dromogomphus spoliatus Dythemis velox Enallagma basidens Enallagma daeckii Enallagma divigans Enallagma doubledayi Enallagma dubium Enallagma durum Enallagma geminatum Enallagma traviatum Epitheca semiaquea Erythrodiplax minuscula Erythrodiplax umbrata Gomphaeschna antilope Gomphaeschna furcillata Gomphus lividus Gomphus modestus Gomphus oklahomensis Hagenius brevistylus Helocordulia selysii Hetaerina titia Ischnura kellicotti Ischnura prognata Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Lestes inaequalis Lestes vigilax Libellula axilena Libellula cyanea Libellula flavida Libellula luctuosa Libellula pulchella Libellula semifasciata Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Nehalennia gracilis Nehalennia integricollis Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora linearis Somatochlora margarita Stylurus laurae Sympetrum ambiguum Tachopteryx thoreyi Telebasis byersi Tramea onusta Red River (27): Calopteryx maculata Ischnura hastate Lestes australis Libellula luctuosa

53 Midsouth Entomologist 6 77 Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora linearis Tramea calverti Tramea lacerate Tramea onusta Sabine (32): Saint Bernard (17): Richland (21): Argia sedula Libellula luctuosa Libellula pulchella Macromia taeniolata Sympetrum ambiguum Aphylla williamsoni Argia moesta Calopteryx maculata Celithemis fasciata Dromogomphus spoliatus Lestes australis Libellula flavida Libellula luctuosa Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora linearis Tachopteryx thoreyi Tramea lacerate Aphylla williamsoni Erythrodiplax berenice Miathyria marcella Saint Charles (20): Aphylla williamsoni Enallagma durum

54 Midsouth Entomologist 6 78 Lestes inaequalis Saint Helena (51): Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Argia sedula Basiaeschna janata Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx dimidiata Calopteryx maculata Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Cordulegaster maculata Didymops transversa Dythemis velox Enallagma divigans Enallagma exsulans Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphus exilis Gomphus lividus Hagenius brevistylus Helocordulia selysii Hetaerina americana Hetaerina titia Ladona deplanata Macrodiplax balteata Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Neurocordulia molesta Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora linearis Tramea Carolina Saint James (12): Saint John the Baptist (24): Erythrodiplax berenice Ischnura prognata Neurocordulia molesta Telebasis byersi

55 Midsouth Entomologist 6 79 Saint Landry (52): Aphylla angustifolia Aphylla williamsoni Arigomphus maxwelli Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Celithemis ornata Dromogomphus spoliatus Enallagma exsulans Erythrodiplax minuscula Hagenius brevistylus Lestes australis Lestes forficula Lestes vigilax Libellula flavida Libellula luctuosa Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Neurocordulia molesta Stylurus plagiatus Sympetrum ambiguum Tramea onusta Saint Martin (32): Arigomphus maxwelli Erythrodiplax minuscula Ischnura prognata Lestes vigilax Miathyria marcella Sympetrum ambiguum Telebasis byersi Tramea onusta Saint Mary (20): Aphylla williamsoni Erythrodiplax berenice Tramea onusta

56 Midsouth Entomologist 6 80 Saint Tammany (85): Anax longipes Aphylla williamsoni Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Argia sedula Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx dimidiata Calopteryx maculata Celithemis amanda Celithemis bertha Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Celithemis ornata Dromogomphus armatus Enallagma concisum Enallagma daeckii Enallagma divigans Enallagma doubledayi Enallagma dubium Enallagma durum Enallagma geminatum Enallagma vesperum Enallagma weewa Epitheca costalis Erpetogomphus designatus Erythrodiplax berenice Erythrodiplax minuscula Erythrodiplax umbrata Gomphaeschna antilope Gomphus australis Gomphus exilis Gomphus hodgesi Gomphus hybridus Hagenius brevistylus Helocordulia selysii Hetaerina titia Ischnura kellicotti Ischnura prognata Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Lestes vigilax Libellula axilena Libellula flavida Libellula pulchella Libellula semifasciata Macrodiplax balteata Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Nehalennia integricollis Neurocordulia alabamensis Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora filosa Somatochlora linearis Stylurus plagiatus Sympetrum ambiguum Tachopteryx thoreyi Tramea onusta Tangipahoa (67): Anax longipes Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Argia sedula Arigomphus maxwelli Basiaeschna janata Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx dimidiata Calopteryx maculata Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Didymops transversa Enallagma daeckii Enallagma divigans Enallagma exsulans Enallagma traviatum Epitheca costalis Erythrodiplax berenice Gomphus apomyius Gomphus exilis Gomphus hybridus Gomphus lividus Gomphus modestus

57 Midsouth Entomologist 6 81 Hagenius brevistylus Helocordulia selysii Hetaerina americana Hetaerina titia Ischnura kellicotti Ischnura prognata Lestes vigilax Libellula flavida Libellula pulchella Libellula semifasciata Libellula vibran Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Neurocordulia alabamensis Ophiogomphus australis Progomphus obscurus Tensas (27): Argia moesta Argia sedula Arigomphus submedianus Enallagma basidens Enallagma exsulans Enallagma geminatum Enallagma vesperum Libellula luctuosa Libellula pulchella Progomphus obscurus Terrebonne (19): Erythrodiplax berenice Erythrodiplax minuscula Lestes australis Tramea lacerate Union (67): Aphylla williamsoni Argia moesta Arigomphuslentulus Ariogomphus maxwelli Arigomphus submedianus Basiaeschna janata Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx dimidiata Calopteryx maculata Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Cordulegaster maculata Cordulegaster obliqua Didymops transversa Dromogomphus spoliatus Enallagma aspersum Enallagma divigans Enallagma doubledayi Enallagma vesperum Epitheca costalis

58 Midsouth Entomologist 6 82 Erythrodiplax minuscula Erythrodiplax umbrata Gomphus hybridus Gomphus oklahomensis Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Lestes vigilax Libellula cyanea Libellula flavida Libellula luctuosa Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora linearis Stylurus plagiatus Sympetrum ambiguum Tachopteryx thoreyi Telebasis byersi Tramea onusta Vermilion (25): Erythrodiplax berenice Erythrodiplax minuscula Ischnura kellicotti Ischnura prognata Miathyria marcella Tramea onusta Vernon (80): Anax longipes Aphylla angustifolia Aphylla williamsoni Argia bipunctulata Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Boyeria vinosa Brachymesia furcata Calopteryx dimidiata Calopteryx maculata Celithemis amanda Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Celithemis ornata Celithemis verna Cordulegaster maculata Cordulegaster obliqua Didymops transversa Dromogomphus spoliatus Enallagma divigans Enallagma dubium Enallagma durum Enallagma exsulans Enallagma traviatum Epitheca semiaquea Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphus apomyius Gomphus lividus Gomphus oklahomensis Hagenius brevistylus Helocordulia selysii Hetaerina titia Ischnura kellicotti Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Lestes inaequalis Lestes vigilax Libellula cyanea Libellula flavida Libellula semifasciata Macromia illinoiensis Miathyria marcella

59 Midsouth Entomologist 6 83 Neurocordulia molesta Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora filosa Somatochlora georgiana Somatochlora linearis Stylurus laurae Sympetrum ambiguum Tachopteryx thoreyi Tramea onusta Washington (73): Argia bipunctulata Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Argia sedula Basiaeschna janata Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx dimidiata Calopteryx maculata Celithemis elisa Celithemis fasciata Celithemis ornata Celithemis verna Cordulegaster bilineata Cordulegaster maculata Didymops transversa Enallagma divigans Enallagma exsulans Enallagma traviatum Epitheca costalis Epitheca spinosa Erpetogomphus designatus Erythrodiplax minuscula Gomphus apomyius Gomphus dilatatus Gomphus exilis Gomphus hybridus Gomphus lividus Gomphus modestus Hagenius brevistylus Helocordulia selysii Hetaerina americana Hetaerina titia Ladona deplanata Lestes australis Libellula axilena Libellula cyanea Libellula flavida Libellula pulchella Libellula semifasciata Macromia illinoiensi Macromia taeniolata Neurocordulia alabamensis Neurocordulia molesta Ophiogomphus australis Progomphus obscurus Somatochlora linearis Somatochlora provocans Stylurus amnicola Stylurus laurae Stylurus plagiatus Tramea lacerate Webster (32): Aphylla williamsoni Cordulegaster maculata Cordulegaster obliqua Dromogomphus spoliatus Enallagma geminatum Erythrodiplax minuscula Lestes inaequalis Libellula flavida Libellula luctuosa Progomphus obscurus

60 Midsouth Entomologist 6 84 Tramea onusta West Baton Rouge (15) Erythrodiplax minuscula West Carroll (18): Libellula luctuosa Libellula pulchella Somatochlora linearis Stylurus plagiatus West Feliciana (53): Anax longipes Aphylla angustifolia Aphylla williamsoni Argia fumipennis Argia moesta Argia sedula Basiaeschna janata Boyeria vinosa Calopteryx maculata Cordulegaster erronea Cordulegaster maculata Didymops transversa Enallagma basidens Enallagma geminatum Enallagma traviatum Enallagma vesperum Gomphus apomyius Gomphus exilis Hagenius brevistylus Hetaerina americana Hetaerina titia Ischnura prognata Lestes australis Libellula luctuosa Macromia illinoiensis Macromia taeniolata Miathyria marcella Progomphus obscurus Tramea onusta Winn (24): Argia moesta Cordulegaster maculata Didymops transversa

61 Midsouth Entomologist 6 85 Gomphus oklahomensis Hagenius brevistylus Macromia taeniolata Somatochlora linearis Sympetrum ambiguum Tramea onusta

62 Midsouth Entomologist 6 86 Acknowledgements Thomas W. Nick Donnelly s groundbreaking DOT Map Project formed the foundation for much of the distribution information contained on Odonata Central, the brainchild of Dr. John Abbott at the University of Texas. This effort would have been impossible without the convenient databank found therein, encompassing both the DOT Map data plus personal collection data from odonatists throughout the country. Gayle and Jeannell Strickland s 2010 Dragonflies & Damselflies of Louisiana contained a most helpful Checklist of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Louisiana, compiled by former Louisiana resident Bill Mauffray. This list, which mentioned one hundred thirty-one (131) species thirty-five (35) damselflies and ninety-six (96) dragonflies, can be found at That total has now been expanded to one hundred thirty-seven (137) species, with the addition of two more zygopteran and four more anisopteran types found. Louisiana is fortunate to have many dedicated individual collectors, who have provided1,033 confirmed and verified submissions to the Odonata Central database, through February 4, 2013.Major individual collectors, who have contributed at least a dozen Louisiana records to Odonata Central, include:john Abbott (University of Texas Collection), Berlin Heck (Oklahoma), Troy Hibbitts (Texas), Jim Johnson (Washington), Ronnie Maum (Louisiana), Kelby Ouchley (Louisiana), Rosemary Seidler (Louisiana), Steve Shively (Louisiana), George Sims (Missouri), Jeff Trahan. The efforts of these indefatigable odonatists is greatly appreciated.

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