First record of the dragonfly Miathyria marcella (Selys) for Kansas Odonata: Anisoptera: Libellulidae)

摘要

Miathyria marcella (Selys, 1857) (Libellulidae) is a Neotropical dragonfly species found throughout Mexico, Central America, the Antilles, and South America as far south as Argentina (Needham et al., 2000). In the United States, the species first occurred in southern Florida in 1934 (Dunkle, 1989). In 1955, Needham and Westfall reported M. marcella present in Florida, Louisiana and Texas. It was first reported in Virginia, at its northeastern range limit in the United States,by Roble (1995).