Update to the status of Lindeni tetraphylla (Vander Linden, 1825) (Odonata Gomphidae) in Italy, with special reference to the Molise regions

摘要

Data concerning a new reproductive population of Lindenia tetraphylla (Vander Linden, 1825(Odonata Gomphidae), found by the authors in Molise, Central Italy, between 2012 and 2018,are here reported. The species was recorded in some artificial farm ponds of the inland agriculturalarea, where localized but conspicuous reproductive populations are annually found.A single sighting from 2017 is also reported from the Abruzzo region, where the species hasnever been recorded before. The data here discussed update the status for Italy and enlargethe known distribution area. All the sites where the species is found in Molise are listed andmapped, brief data concerning habitat used are also reported.