https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2021.533

Somatochlora arctica (Odonata: Corduliidae) oviposing at a “lower than usual” altitude for Italy and the Mediterranean Region and first observation for the Varese Province (Northern Italy)

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2021)
Submitted: 13 April 2021
Accepted: 9 September 2021
Published: 28 October 2021
Altitudinal record, Anisoptera, endangered species, Mediterranean Region
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Stefano Aguzzi
stefano.aguzzi@gmail.com
Società Italiana per lo Studio e la Conservazione delle Libellule ODV, c/o Università degli Studi di Perugia; Fondazione Lombardia per l’Ambiente, Seveso (MB), Italy.
Valerio Orioli
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5777-0255
Società Italiana per lo Studio e la Conservazione delle Libellule ODV, c/o Università degli Studi di Perugia; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.

Somatochlora arctica is an endangered dragonfly with populations characterized by low density and scattered distribution. The presence of the species in the Varese Province, recorded during the specific monitoring operations for Nehalennia speciosa, is reported for the first time. The observation of an oviposing female was carried out in a peat bog placed at 550 m a.s.l., the lowest altitude for the species in Italy and one of the most unusual for the Mediterranean Region. The peculiarities of this record are shown.

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Aguzzi, S., & Orioli, V. (2021). <em>Somatochlora arctica</em> (Odonata: Corduliidae) oviposing at a “lower than usual” altitude for Italy and the Mediterranean Region and first observation for the Varese Province (Northern Italy). Natural History Sciences, 8(2), 79–82. https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2021.533

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