Check List 10(2): 299-307, doi: 10.15560/10.2.299
Odonata (Insecta) from Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso, Central Brazil: Information on species distribution and new records
expand article infoLenize Batista Calvão‡, Paulo De Marco Júnior§, Joana Darc Batista‡
‡ Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Brazil§ Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil

Corresponding author: Lenize Calvão ( lenizecalvao@hotmail.com )

© 2017 Lenize Calvão, Paulo De Marco Júnior, Joana Batista.
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Citation: Calvão L, De Marco Júnior P, Batista J (2014) Odonata (Insecta) from Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso, Central Brazil: Information on species distribution and new records. Check List 10(2): 299-307. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.2.299
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Abstract
Odonates are found in all freshwater environments, and are specially species rich in tropical freshwater ecosystems. Currently about 800 odonate species are known to Brazil, but only 29% of the Brazil territory have been surveyed for this group. Here we provide a species list with information on distribution and new records for Odonata in nine streams in Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso, Central Brazil. We used the scan procedure with a fixed area for three days in each stream between 10:00 and 14:00h. We collected 1038 dragonfly specimens belonging to 67 species, which represents 8% of the known Brazil odonate fauna. Additionally, five new records for the study area are presented.
Keywords
Odonata; Mato Grosso, Brazil