During the week beginning June 17th, we collected insects and fishes in
the region of small lakes near Kent, Ohio. A list of the Odonata taken
during that week is interesting, as it shows the richness of the Odonat
fauna of north-eastern Ohio and also the number of species of this group
that may fly in a certain locality at the same time.
1. Calopteryx maculata, Beauv.
2. Calopteryx æquabilis, Say.
3. Hetærina americana, Fabr.
4. Lestes uncatus, Kirby.
5. Lestes rectangularis, Say.
6. Lestes vigilax, Hagen.
7. Lestes inequalis, Walsh.
8. Argia putrida, Hagen.
9. Agria violacea, Hagen.
10. Argia tibialis, Rambur.
11. Argia apicalis, Say.
12. Erythromma conditum, Hagen.
13. Nehalennia posita, Hagen.
14. Nehalennia irene, Hagen.
15. Amphiagrion saucium, Burm.
16. Enallagma traviatum, Selys.
17. Enallagma civile, Hagen.
18. Enallagma carunculatum, Morse.
19. Enallagma hageni, Walsh.
20. Enallagma geminatum, Kel.
21. Enallagma exsulans, Hagen.
22. Enallagma antennatum, Say.
23. Enallagma signatum, Hagen.
24. Enallagma pollutum, Hagen.
25. Ischnura verticalis, Say.
26. Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis, Walsh.
27. Gomphus dilatatus, Rambur.
28. Gomphus quadricolor, Walsh.
29. Gomphus fraternus, Say.
30. Gomphus furcifer, Hagen.
31. Gomphus spicatus, Selys.
32. Gomphus sordidus, Selys.
33. Gomphus exilis, Selys.
34. Dromogomphus spinosus, Selys.
35. Anax junius, Drury.
36. Basischna janata, Say.
37. Epiæschna heros, Fab.
38. Æschna verticalis, Hagen.
39. Nasiæschna pentacantha, Rambur.
40. Macromia illinoiensis, Walsh.
41. Epicordulia princeps, Hagen.
42. Tetragoneuria cynosura, Say.
43. Tetragoneuria semiaqua, Burm.
44. Tramea lacerata, Hagen.
45. Libellula basalis, Say.
46. Libellula pulchella, Drury.
47. Libellula semifasciata, Burm.
48. Libellula exusta, Say.
49. Libellula incesta, Hagen.
50. Plathemis trimaculata, DeGeer.
51. Celithemis eponina, Drury.
52. Celithemis elisa, Hagen.
53. Celithemis fasciata, Kirby.
54. Leucorhinia intacta, Hagen.
55. Sympetrum rubicundulum, Say.
56. Perithemis domitia, Drury.
57. Mesothemis simplicicollis, Say.
58. Pachydiplax longipennis, Burm.
Number 2 was taken for the second time in the State. The species was
common along the Cuyahoga River, where both males and females were found
resting on foliage near the water’s edge or flitting nervously from one
resting place to another.
Number 27 is one of our rarer Gomphids. Only one specimen of the species
was taken.
Both male and female of 30 were taken. This is the first time the female
of this species has been taken in Ohio.
Number 39 was taken for the first time in Ohio. Three pairs of this fine
species were taken.
Two years ago I took males of number 48 at Stewart’s Lake. The species
has not been taken in the State since until this year when we took both
males and females at the same lake.
Number 53 has been considered a very desirable species, but it seems
that it is a common form in the lake region near Kent. About thirty
specimens were procured.