Clausnitzer, Viola (2013): Dragonflies in Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.821976
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Coverage:
Latitude: 0.291000 * Longitude: 34.856000
Minimum ORDINAL NUMBER: 1 * Maximum ORDINAL NUMBER: 72
Event(s):
Kakamega_Forest * Latitude: 0.291000 * Longitude: 34.856000 * Location: Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
Comment:
A total of 72 dragonfly species, representing 42 % of Kenya's dragonfly fauna, has been recorded from Kakamega Forest. They represent by the families Aeshnidae (7 spp.), Calopterygidae (2 spp.), Chlorocyphidae (4 spp.), Coenagrionidae (11 spp.), Corduliidae (2 spp.), Gomphidae (10 spp.), Lestidae (2 spp.), Libellulidae (33 spp.), and Protoneuridae (1 sp.). Three of these are based on literature records only (Phyllomacromia kimminsi, Neurogomphus pinheyi, and Paragomphus alluaudi). The habitat preference and affiliation with other African regions is listed for all species. The dragonfly fauna of the Kakamega Forest is impoverished compared to more western Guineo-Congolian rain forest areas. Twenty species are of national importance for Kenya, since they are only found at this site within the country.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ORDINAL NUMBER | Ord No | Geocode | |||
| 2 | Family | Family | Clausnitzer, Viola | |||
| 3 | Scientific name | Scientific name | Clausnitzer, Viola | |||
| 4 | Habitat | Habitat | Clausnitzer, Viola | |||
| 5 | Reproduction | Reproduction | Clausnitzer, Viola | |||
| 6 | Distribution | Distr | Clausnitzer, Viola |
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Size:
360 data points
Data
| 1 Ord No | 2 Family | 3 Scientific name | 4 Habitat | 5 Reproduction | 6 Distr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aeshnidae | Aeshna rileyi (Calvert, 1892) | secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 2 | Aeshnidae | Anaciaeshna triangulifera McLachlan, 1896 | secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 3 | Aeshnidae | Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1836) | open habitat | pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 4 | Aeshnidae | Anax imperator Leach, 1815 | open habitat | pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 5 | Aeshnidae | Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 | Forest, secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 6 | Aeshnidae | Gynacantha bullata Karsch, 1891 | Forest | pool | Guineo-Congolian forest, localized records only |
| 7 | Aeshnidae | Aeshna e. ellioti Kirby, 1896 | secondary forest, bush | pool, river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 8 | Calopterygidae | Phaon iridipennis (Burmeister, 1839) | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 9 | Calopterygidae | Umma saphirina Förster, 1916 | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest |
| 10 | Chlorocyphidae | Chlorocypha tenuis Longfield, 1936 | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest, localized records only, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 11 | Chlorocyphidae | Platycypha caligata (Selys, 1853) | secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 12 | Chlorocyphidae | Platycypha lacustris (Förster, 1914) | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest |
| 13 | Chlorocyphidae | Chlorocypha curta Hagen in Selys, 1853 | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest |
| 14 | Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion kersteni (Gerstäcker, 1869) | secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 15 | Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion kibalense Longfield, 1959 | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest |
| 16 | Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion melanicterum Selys, 1876 | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest |
| 17 | Coenagrionidae | Africallagma elongatum (Martin, 1907) | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | swamp, pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 18 | Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881 | secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 19 | Coenagrionidae | Africallagma glaucum (Burmeister, 1839) | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | swamp, pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 20 | Coenagrionidae | Africallagma pseudelongatum (Longfield, 1936) | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | swamp, pool | localized records only, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
| 21 | Coenagrionidae | Africallagma subtile (Ris, 1921) | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | swamp, pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 22 | Coenagrionidae | Ceriagrion glabrum (Burmeister, 1839) | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | swamp, pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 23 | Coenagrionidae | Proischnura subfurcata (Selys, 1876) | secondary forest, bush | swamp, pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 24 | Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893 | Forest, secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 25 | Corduliidae | Phyllomacromia kimminsi (Fraser, 1954) | unknown | unknown | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 26 | Corduliidae | Phyllomacromia sylvatica Fraser, 1954 | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest, localized records only, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia |
| 27 | Gomphidae | Notogomphus leroyi (Schouteden, 1934) | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest, localized records only, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 28 | Gomphidae | Notogomphus dorsalis Selys, 1858 | secondary forest, bush | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest |
| 29 | Gomphidae | Notogomphus lecythus Campion, 1923 | secondary forest, bush | river, stream | localized records only, Ethiopia, Kenya |
| 30 | Gomphidae | Notogomphus lujai (Schouteden, 1934) | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest |
| 31 | Gomphidae | Onychogomphus styx Pinhey, 1961 | Forest | river, stream | localized records only, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
| 32 | Gomphidae | Paragomphus alluaudi (Martin, 1915) | unknown | unknown | localized records only, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia |
| 33 | Gomphidae | Paragomphus viridior Pinhey, 1961 | Forest, secondary forest, bush | river, stream | localized records only, Kenya, Uganda |
| 34 | Gomphidae | Ictinogomphus ferox (Rambur, 1842) | open habitat | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 35 | Gomphidae | Microgomphus cf. schoutedeni Fraser, 1949 | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest, localized records only |
| 36 | Gomphidae | Neurogomphus pinheyi Cammaerts, 1968 | unknown | unknown | localized records only |
| 37 | Lestidae | Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955 | open habitat | swamp | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 38 | Lestidae | Lestes virgatus Burmeister (1839) | Forest, secondary forest, bush | swamp | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 39 | Libellulidae | Trithemis arteriosa (Burmeister, 1939) | open habitat | pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 40 | Libellulidae | Orthetrum trinacria (Selys, 1841) | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | river, stream, pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 41 | Libellulidae | Orthetrum abbotti Calvert, 1892 | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | swamp | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 42 | Libellulidae | Atoconeura eudoxia (Kirby, 1909) | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest, localized records only, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda |
| 43 | Libellulidae | Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899 | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 44 | Libellulidae | Palpopleura deceptor (Calvert, 1899) | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | swamp, pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 45 | Libellulidae | Orthetrum brachiale (Beauvois, 1817) | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | swamp | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 46 | Libellulidae | Crocothemis sanguinolenta (Burmeister, 1839) | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | river, stream, pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 47 | Libellulidae | Trithemis stictica (Burmeister, 1839) | Forest, secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 48 | Libellulidae | Palpopleura lucia (Drury, 1773) | open habitat, secondary forest, bush | swamp, pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 49 | Libellulidae | Orthetrum caffrum (Burmeister, 1839) | secondary forest, bush | swamp, river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 50 | Libellulidae | Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832) | open habitat | pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 51 | Libellulidae | Urothemis edwardsii (Selys, 1849) | open habitat | Pool, swamp | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 52 | Libellulidae | Palpopleura portia (Drury, 1773) | open habitat | swamp, pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 53 | Libellulidae | Orthetrum camerunense Gambles, 1959 | secondary forest, bush | swamp, river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest |
| 54 | Libellulidae | Hadrothemis camarensis (Kirby, 1889) | Forest | phytotelmata | Guineo-Congolian forest |
| 55 | Libellulidae | Zygonyx natalensis (Martin, 1900) | secondary forest, bushm open habitat | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 56 | Libellulidae | Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) | open habitat | pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 57 | Libellulidae | Orthetrum chrysostigma (Burmeister, 1839) | open habitat | pool, swamp | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 58 | Libellulidae | Hemistigma albipunctum (Rambur, 1842) | secondary forest, bush, open habitat | pool, swamp | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 59 | Libellulidae | Zygonyx torridus (Kirby, 1889) | secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 60 | Libellulidae | Tetrathemis corduliformis Longfield, 1936 | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest |
| 61 | Libellulidae | Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1910 | secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 62 | Libellulidae | Micromacromia camerunica Karsch, 1890 | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest |
| 63 | Libellulidae | Tetrathemis polleni (Selys, 1869) | secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 64 | Libellulidae | Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900 | Forest, secondary forest, bush | river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 65 | Libellulidae | Nesciothemis farinosa (Förster, 1898) | secondary forest, bush, open habitat | pool, river, stream | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 66 | Libellulidae | Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) | secondary forest, bush | pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 67 | Libellulidae | Orthetrum kollmannspergeri Buchholz, 1959 | open habitat | swamp | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 68 | Libellulidae | Notiothemis jonesi Ris, 1919 | Forest | pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 69 | Libellulidae | Tramea basilaris (Beauvois, 1817) | open habitat | pool | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 70 | Libellulidae | Orthetrum microstigma Ris, 1911 | Forest | swamp | widespread at least in eastern Africa |
| 71 | Libellulidae | Notiothemis robertsi Fraser, 1944 | Forest | pool | Guineo-Congolian forest |
| 72 | Protoneuridae | Chlorocnemis pauli Longfield, 1936 | Forest | river, stream | Guineo-Congolian forest, localized records only Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo |