[Odonata-l] Is this a Lestes concinnus?

[Keith Wilson]

The picture provided looks like Lestes concinnus recorded from Fujian,
Guangdong, Guangxi and Hong Kong in China.

Note Lestes umbrinus and L. concinnus are difficult to separate and were
once considered synonyms. Sui & Sun (1984) list umbrinus from China but do
not list concinnus in their 1984 book, but their drawings provided in figs
209a, b are much closer to concinnus than to L. umbrinus. Lai  (1971)
recorded  umbrinus from Hong Kong (doubtful record) but concinnus was
subsequently recorded by Hill (1982) in Hong Kong. For a comparison of L.
umbrinus, L. concinnus and L. nodalis see Lieftinck (1960: 230-234). Hua
(2000) recorded concinnus from Guangdong. Records of umbrinus in China
require conformation.


Regards

Keith Wilson

Refs.
Hill, D.S, 1982. Hong Kong insects, volume II. Urban Council, Hong Kong.
Hua, L., 2000. List of Chinese Insects Vol. 1. Zhongshan University Press,
Guangzhou.
Lai, Y-L., 1971. An introduction to the Odonata of Hong Kong. New Asian
College Academic Annual 13: 1- 48. (Chin., with Engl. S.).
Lieftinck, M.A., 1960. On the identity of some little known southeast
Asiatic Odonata in European Museums described by E. De Selys Longchamps with
descriptions of new species. Mem. Soc. Ent. Ital. 38: 229-256.
Sui, J-z., & Sun, H-g., 1984. Common species of dragonflies from China.
Agric. Pub. House, Beijing, China. pp. 328, pls. 26.