First record of Argia nahuana (Odonata: Coenargionidae) in Missouri.
Chevalier, Cary
Argia nahuana (Odonata: Coenargionidae), the Aztec dancer, a
typical small stream species of the southwest, was collected for the
first time in a spring pool and downstream marsh on the campus of
Missouri Southern State University. Nearest previous records are from
Wagoner Co. Oklahoma (Bird, 1932). Argia nahuana is the sole Argia
species and one of the dominant odonates in this location. September
population counts estimated 250-300 adults present in a single
afternoon. Estimates for March 2005 macrophyte sweeps were 7 A. nahuana
/ 71 Ishnura spp. (spring pool) and 21 A. nahuana / 53 Ishnura spp.
(marsh). Emergence appears to be late March through October at this
location. Populations of Argia plana and A. moesta are found nearby, but
no other A. nahuana have yet been located in southwest
* Heth, R.K. Department of biology, Missouri Southern State
University.