Chlorogomphus (Neorogomphus) auratus Martin, 1910

Zhang, Hao-Miao & Cai, Qing-Hua, 2014, Description of Chlorogomphus auripennis spec. nov. from Guangdong Province, with new records of Chlorogomphidae from Yunnan Province, China (Odonata: Chlorogomphidae), Zootaxa 3790 (3), pp. 477-486 : 482

Chlorogomphus (Neorogomphus) auratus Martin, 1910

Figures 17–20

Material examined. 1♂, Manhao Tropical Forestry Park (23°01’30’’N, 1013°24’02’’E), altitude 490 m, Manhao Town, Gejiu City, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe, Yunnan Province, China, Haomiao Zhang leg., 0 2. V. 2012; 2♂ 2♀, same locality and collector, 0 3. V. 2012; 3♂ 2♀, same locality and collector, 0 3. V. 2012.

Notes. The species is first recorded from China. The female possesses very remarkable golden wings with tips clearly darkened ( Figs. 18–19 ). The locality is a forestry park for tourists at about 500 m in elevation. All the specimens were collected in the afternoon in early May, when it was very hot and temperature was over 35°C. They were hanging on the slim branches of trees in the dense forest to escape the fierce sunshine, only about 2–3 m above ground ( Fig. 17 ), and one male was collected just 0.5 m above ground. After 16:00h they became active. Copulation was seen in the afternoon in the dense forest ( Fig. 20 ).

Distribution. China (Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe, Yunnan Province) and Vietnam.

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FIGURE 17 – 20. Chlorogomphus auratus Martin, 1910, photos of live individual, male (17), female (18 - 19) and copulation (20), photos by Shanlian Mo.