New records of the Paleotropical migrant Hemianax ephippiger in the Caribbean and a review of its status in the Neotropics

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Figure 1. Washington-Slagbaai National Park, (a) general landscape; (b) the location of the observation of the Hemianax ephippiger individual (12°17′04.9′′N 68°22′52.1′′W). Photo: Johanna Hedlund and Eva Ehrnsten.

Figure 2. Hemianax ephippiger male, location: Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, 2 December 2019. Photo: Alex Hayward.

Figure 3. Pantala hymenaea, location: Kaya G.R.E. Herrera, Bonaire, 4 December 2019. Photo: Johanna Hedlund.

Figure 4. Map indicating reported observations of Hemianax ephippiger in the Neotropics. [1] Sibley (2007); [2] Meurgey (2008a); [3] Meurgey (2006); [4] Meurgey (2013); [5] Meurgey and Weber (2007); [6] iNaturalist; [7] Paulson et al. (2014); [8] this study; [9] Machet and Duquef (2004); [10] Duquef (2012); [11] Kalkman and Monnerat (2015).

Figure 5. Monthly rainfall in the ABC islands (CIMH 2014). Dragonfly symbols denote months when observations (N = 4) of Hemianax ephippiger have been made on the ABC islands and Isla de Coche. References for observations are given in Figure 4.

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