Oxyallagma Kennedy, 1920

One of the two known species of this genus is found in Ecuador. Adults are relatively small but stocky and are patterned with red (Fig. 28). See Kennedy (1939b) and Bota-Sierra (2014a) for identification and diagnoses. Habitat includes lakes and ponds in the La Sierra region.

Oxyallagma dissidens (Selys, 1876) . Publ. Recs. ECU: Soukop (1954 — as Protallagma runtuni), Paulson (1983 — as P. dissidens), Tsuda (1986 — as P. dissidens), Tsuda (1991), Steinmann (1997a), (H08), (P11), (H14); CB: * Kirby (1890), Campos (1922); CT: * Kirby (1890), Campos (1922); IM: Daigle et al. (1997), Hunger & Schiel (2012), LJ: Tennessen & Johnson (2008); PC: * Selys (1876 — type Series “Quito” (-0.2167, -78.5, 2763m), leg. M. Emile de Ville, data from RWG [IRSNB]), Kirby (1890), Campos (1922), Kennedy (1919); TU: * Kirby (1890), Campos (1922), Kennedy (1939b — as P. runtuni, Holotype: Runtuni, Baños, 4 vii 1935, leg. WCM [UMMZ]; Allotype: Río Pastaza, Baños (1820m), 30 iii 1936, leg. WCM, [UMMZ]), Bridges (1993), Garrison et al. (2003 — as P. runtuni but mentions considering it a synonym), Kennedy (1946b) sunk the species in favor of dissidens (Bota-Sierra 2014a). Also PER: (H08), (P11); plus COL: Bota-Sierra (2014a).

Addl. Data. AZ, Gualaceo: [FAL, FSCA, SWD]; Nabón: [FSCA, JJD, KJT, RWG, USNM]; CB, Alausí: [FSCA]; Colta: [FSCA, RWG]; Pallatanga: [ANSP, FSCA]; CR, Espejo: [ACRP]; CT, Latacunga: [FSCA]; IM, Cotacachi: [FSCA, SWD, USFQ, USNM]; Otavalo: [FSCA, JJD, KJT, RWG, USFQ, USNM]; LJ, Catamayo: [FSCA]; Loja: [FSCA, UTIC, JJD, JTJ, KJT]; Saraguro: [FSCA, USNM]; PC, Cayambe: [DRP, RWG]; Quito: [FSCA, UTIC, RWG]; TU, Baños: [FSCA, RWG, USNM].

Note: widespread at higher elevations of the Andes, especially the central valley.

Phoenicagrion von Ellenrieder, 2008

One of the three described species known in this genus occurs in Ecuador and an apparently undescribed species has recently been collected in the country. Adults are mid-sized with a reddish-orange thorax devoid of black stripes, and the sides of the thorax have oblique blue stripes resulting in a unique color pattern (Fig. 29). They occur near lowland forested pools. For identification use von Ellenrieder (2008).

Phoenicagrion paulsoni von Ellenrieder, 2008 . Publ. Recs. ECU: (H14); OR: von Ellenrieder & Garrison (2011). Also PER: (P11).

Addl. Data: OR, Francisco de Orellana: 1 ♂, T. B.S., USFQ, Numa trail at Tiputini inlet (-0.6397, -76.1483, 220 m), 20 i 2009, leg. & det. RWG & NVE [RWG].

Phoenicagrion unresolved: OR, Francisco de Orellana: Río Shiripuno, Shiripuno Lodge, 26 km SE of Shiripuno bridge (-1.1047, -76.7317, 235m), data provided by WAH & DLW; 1 ♂, T. B.S., camino Matapalo (-0.6417, -76.1451, 192m), 12 iii 2014, leg. & det. ACRP [ACRP]; 1 ♂, same data but quebrada en Chichico (-0.6420, - 76.1451, 261m).