Dragonflies (Insecta, Odonata) of São Vicente, Cape Verde Islands : 10 species on a desert island

  • The island of São Vicente, Cape Verde Islands, has no natural and permanent surface fresh water habitats. Surprisingly, with records of 10 species of dragonflies, the island is the most species-rich in the archipelago so far (cf. Aistleitner et al. 2008, this study). Knowledge of Odonata from São Vicente is based on a small number of reports, mostly including single records only (Calvert 1893, Kirby 1897, Lobin 1982, Aistleitner et al. 2008). During a visit to the island in August 2009, AM recorded four species as single adults. Two species were recorded on 26 August 2009, after two days of heavy rainfall which caused extensive temporary waterflows and pools in the main courses of river beds, on the plains, as well as on roads and sports grounds in and around the town of Mindelo.

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Author:Andreas Martens, Cornelis J. Hazevoet
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-369946
ISSN:2074-5737
Parent Title (Multiple languages):Zoologia Caboverdiana = Revista da Sociedade Cabo Veriana de Zoologia
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2015/02/10
Year of first Publication:2010
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2015/02/10
Tag:Cape Verde Islands; Odonata; distribution; dragonflies; phenology
Volume:1
Issue:2
Page Number:4
First Page:112
Last Page:115
HeBIS-PPN:368302245
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte:Zoologia Caboverdiana / Zoologia Caboverdiana Vol. 1, No. 2 (2010)
:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-369608
Licence (German):License LogoDeutsches Urheberrecht