Ponce-Cardona, M. 2026. Primera cita a Eivissa de Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825) (Odonata: Macrodiplactidae). Boll. Soc. Hist. Nat. Balears, 69: 329-334. ISSN 0212-260X. e-ISSN 2444-8192. Palma.
Recepció del manuscrit: 20-10-2026; revisió acceptada: 31-10-2026; publicació online: 2-11-2026.
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Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825), l’única espècie del gènere Selysiothemis (Friedrich Ris, 1897), es registra per primera vegada a l’illa d’Eivissa. Les troballes han estat realitzades a partir d’expedicions enfocades a l’estudi dels odonats de les Pitiüses. S. nigra és una espècie migradora i pareix que ha arribat a les Pitiüses de forma natural seguint un procés d’expansió comú a varies zones del Mediterrani.
Paraules clau: libèl·lula, Eivissa, Illes Balears, Selysiothemis nigra, espècie migrant, primera cita.
Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825), the only species in the Selysiothemis (Friedrich Ris, 1897) genus, is recorded for the first time on the island of Ibiza. These findings are based on expeditions focused on studying the odonates of the Pityusic Islands. S. nigra is a migratory species, and it appears to have reached the Pityusic Islands naturally following a process of expansion common to several areas of the Mediterranean.
Keywords: dragonfly, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Selysiothemis nigra, migrant species, first record.
Mario PONCE-CARDONA. C/Formentera nº6, 2n, 1ª 07820 Sant Antoni de Portmany, Eivissa / MUCBO | Museu Balear de Ciències Naturals (FJBS-MBCN), carretera Palma-Port de Sóller, km 30,5, 07100 Sóller, Illes Balears.

Male Selysiothemis nigra, captured at Es Broll 3-VI-026. Diagnostic features are visible, such as the extremely dark coloration of the entire individual.

Female Selysiothemis nigra, captured at Es Broll 3-VI-026. Diagnostic features are visible, such as the characteristic coloration of the body. Most notable is the bright green mass at the end of the abdomen: the eggs she was laying and continued to lay.

















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