Tholymis Hagen, 1867

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Tholymis Hagen, 1867

A genus with only two species, one of which is widely distributed in the Neotropics and also occurs in subtropi- cal America (the other species occurs in the Old World tropics). Adults ( Fig. 113 ) are normally crepuscular but sometimes fly during midday. Shallow mud-bottomed ponds and ditches are the preferred habitat. The nymph was described by Fleck et al. (2004).

Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 . Publ. Recs. ECU: Ris (1913a), Paulson (1983), Tsuda (1986, 1991), (H06), (P11), (H14); CR: Campos (1922); EO: Campos (1927); LR: * Calvert (1906), Campos (1922); OR: Dunkle (1981). Also ARG, BRA, CEN, CHL, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY PER, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus TTO: (P11) and SUR: (P16).

Addl. Data. SD: 1 ♀, Santo Domingo de los Colorados, 8 i, leg. & det.? [QZAC]; SU, Shushufindi: 1 ♂, Li- moncocha, Río Napo ( -0.4000, -76.6167, 269m), 1 xi 80, leg. & det. MJW [FSCA]; 1 ♂, same data but 25 xi 1980 [FSCA]; 1 ♂, ditch S of Limoncocha ( -0.4203, -76.6108), 11 v 2009, leg. & det. KJT [FSCA].

Figures

FIGURE 113. Tholymis citrina ♂, COSTA RICA, Guanacaste Province, Hacienda Solimar, 14 viii 2010; photo N. Smith.