Ampliación de la distribución conocida y caracterización del hábitat de Onychogomphus cazuma Barona, Cardo & Díaz, 2020 (Odonata: Gomphidae) en España.

  1. Cecilia Díaz-Martínez
  2. Nuria Cardo-Maeso
  3. Jorge Simarro-Tórtola
  4. Álvaro García Valero
  5. Miguel Ángel Conesa García
Journal:
Boletín de la SEA

ISSN: 1134-6094

Year of publication: 2021

Issue: 68

Pages: 368-382

Type: Article

More publications in: Boletín de la SEA

Abstract

The previously recorded distribution of O. cazuma consisted of eight localities in the provinces of Valencia, Albacete and Murcia. This paper presents the results of the sampling carried out between 2019 and 2021, including six new localities in Cuenca, Albacete and Valencia, thus improving the knowledge of the distribution of this Iberian endemic and providing additional records in two of the known localities. The description of the localities where O. cazuma is present reinforces the hypothesis of a very specific larval habitat, associated to the existence of hot springs. However, the water temperature may not be a determining factor. The issue of its detectability and some conservation threats and opportunities are pointed out.