Two Species of Odonata Newly Recorded from Tunisia

Odonata in Streams on Mount Edough, Algeria, and in Kroumiria, Tunisia

“…In Tunisia, at Mridj, the flow of water was uninterrupted and the distribution of exuviae was similar to the distribution of larvae collected at Lebgaa by Korbaa et al (2014). Very few adult A. cyanea could be recorded along the stream dominated by adults of B. irene and Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis.…”

“…The number of Odonata in Tunisia has now increased to 56 with three additions being made recently (Korbaa et al 2014;this study). Aeshna cyanea was recently added to the fauna of this country, where it was only collected as larvae (Korbaa et al 2014).…”

“…Despite the fact that the odonatofaunas of Tunisia and Algeria have been the focus of extensive surveys (Dumont 1977;Samraoui & Menaï 1999;Jödicke et al 2000) and are thus relatively well known , additions are still being made (Kunz & Kunz 2001;Samraoui et al 2003;Korbaa et al 2014). The size and the difficulty of the terrain are arguably the reasons why past surveys were incomplete, especially in mountainous areas where, for security reasons, sampling was rarely undertaken.…”

“…Important additions to the Maghrebian odonatofauna of mountains have recently been made (Ferreira et al 2014;Korbaa 2014) and there is a possibility that further investigation could lead to the discovery of new endemics or Eurosiberian relicts in the region. Furthermore, our knowledge of the seasonal regulation of these mountane species is inadequate and there is a lack of data on the ecological requirements of the Odonata community harboured by these unique and relatively pristine ecosystems.…”

The Gomphidae of Algeria and the Maghreb: status, ecology and conservation (Insecta: Odonata)

“…Their recent assessment by IUCN was a "best of a bad job" undertaking, as records were mostly outdated while North African habitats are undergoing fast changes (Samraoui et al, 2010). Over the last 15 years, additions to the Maghrebian odonate fauna have been accumulating steadily (Boudot, 2008;Juillerat & Monnerat, 2009;Korbaa, Ferreras-Romero, Bejaoui, & Boumaza, 2014;Samraoui & Alfarhan, 2015 & Dumont, 2003), culminating with the recent discovery of a species new to science in Morocco, Onychogomphus boudoti (Ferreira et al, 2014). This highlights the need for more surveys of the Maghrebian odonate fauna.…”