Anax nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915 (Odonata, Aeschnidae): A new addition to the fauna of Russia

Abstract

Anax nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915 is a large aeshnid species found in South, South East and East Asia. On 19 June 2021, its mature male was caught by E. Emelyanov in Nadezhdino District of Primorskiy Kray, Russia, at an artificial fire pond near the Sadko Garden Non-Commercial Fellowship (43.4171 N, 131.9327 E). This is the first record of this species in the Russian Federation, increasing the number of Odonata species currently known from Russia to 157.

Keywords

• Odonata
• dragonflies
• Anax nigrofasciatus
• fauna
• first record
• Russia