FIRST STATE RECORDS OF ODONATES (INSECTA: ODONATA) FROM THE SIERRA NORTE DE PUEBLA, MEXICO

During collections made in 2019 and 2020 at different localities in the Sierra Norte de Puebla (Northern Sierra of Puebla), Mexico, some odonate specimens, representing new state records of three genera and 16 species, were captured. Among the new records there are little known species such as Erpetogomphus erici (Novelo and Garrison, 1999), E. liopeltis (Garrison, 1994) and Phyllocycla breviphylla ( Belle, 1975). Furthermore, new localities are recorded for uncommon species, such as Paraphlebia zoe (Selys in Hagen, 1861), Argia percellulata (Calvert, 1902) and Erpetogomphus viperinus (Selys, 1868). These records add to the already known species richness of the state of Puebla, increasing it from 110 to 126 species. As a result, the state of Puebla is now in tenth place nationally in terms of species richness.

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New state records of three genera and 16 species of odonates were captured during collections in different localities in the Sierra Norte de Puebla, Mexico. This increases the known species richness of the area and includes little known species and new localities for uncommon species.