First Michigan Specimens of \u3ci\u3eLibellula Vibrans\u3c/i\u3e Fabricius (Odonata: Libellulidae)

Libellula vibrans Fabricius (Odonata: Libellulidae) is a large dragonfly previously known in Michigan only from sight or literature records. In 2005, two small populations were found in Wayne County, Michigan

\u3ci\u3eArchilestes Grandis\u3c/i\u3e (Rambur) (Odonata: Lestidae): New for Michigan

Archilestes grandis (Rambur) (Odonata: Lestidae) is a large lestid damselfly previously unknown from Michigan. A population was found in 2005 in Wayne County, Michigan

Macromia alleghaniensis (Odonata: Macromiidae): New For Michigan, with Clarifications of Northern Records

An Alleghany River Cruiser, Macromia alleghaniensis Williamson (Odonata: Macromiidae), collected in Cass County, Michigan on 18 June 2014, represents the first record of the species for the state, as well as the northernmost unequivocal record in North America. Other records north of 40° latitude are clarified and discussed

\u3ci\u3eTramea Calverti\u3c/i\u3e (Odonata: Libellulidae): New for Michigan With Notes on Other New Reports for the Great Lakes Region

Beginning in late summer 2010, the Neotropical dragonfly Tramea calverti Muttkowski, striped saddlebags, was observed in a major northward movement in eastern North America. This species appeared for the first time in three Great Lakes states and Canada (Ontario). A specimen from Michigan is the first and only voucher in the Great Lakes, and an observation in Minnesota established a new northernmost report for North America

\u3ci\u3eErythrodiplax Umbrata\u3c/i\u3e (Odonata: Libellulidae): New for Michigan

Two band-winged dragonlets, Erythrodiplax umbrata (Linnaeus), collected in Wayne County, Michigan on 6 October 2007 represent the first records for this genus and species in the state, as well as the northernmost record for the species. They were found during a period in which many individuals were seen or photographed in Ohio, which prior to 2006, had only two records

First Michigan Specimens of \u3ci\u3eLibellula Vibrans\u3c/i\u3e Fabricius (Odonata: Libellulidae)

Libellula vibrans Fabricius (Odonata: Libellulidae) is a large dragonfly previously known in Michigan only from sight or literature records. In 2005, two small populations were found in Wayne County, Michigan

Isodontia Elegans Now in Michigan (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Sphecinae)

Isodontia elegans (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), one of the “grass- carrying wasps,” previously known only from the western U.S., is now reported from southeastern Michigan, and appears to have spread across the eastern half of the United States in a relatively short period

\u3ci\u3eCordulegaster erronea \u3c/i\u3e Hagen in Sels (Tiger Spiketail) Rediscovered in Michigan (Odonata: Cordulegastridae)

Cordulegaster erronea Hagen in Selys (Tiger Spiketail) has been included on the list of Michigan Odonata based on one specimen collected in 1934. In 2016, the species was found in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It is the least abundant Cordulegaster species in Michigan, and the habitat requirements in Michigan are compared with known C. erronea habitats in Ohio and New Jerse

Isodontia Elegans Now in Michigan (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Sphecinae)

Isodontia elegans (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), one of the “grass- carrying wasps,” previously known only from the western U.S., is now reported from southeastern Michigan, and appears to have spread across the eastern half of the United States in a relatively short period