"This year, in Europe north of the Alps there are two very exiting records. The first emergence records of Pantala flavenscens and of a Tramea. – In the moment I am working on the ms in the Tramea case. The exuviae (there is only one) was recorded in northern Germany in early July 2019. Therefore the origin, Africa or the Americas, is not clear. Two African species and two American are the candidates. – There are no keys to compare Tramae on a worldwide scale.
I need your support. I need clear characters to separate T. limbata from T. basilaris from your pont of view. Please check your material from La Reunion. I have Tramea exuviae from La Reunion, Rodrigues, Mauritius, Ivory Coast and Namibia.
Attached a photocopy of a brand new key of Ken Tennessen, dealing with north American Tramea (it is from a very expensive book).
May major question is: Is the presence of setae on the
And Michel, what is with your first breeding record of T. basilaris? Setae or not?
Best wishes
Andreas
Michel