Two addendums have been added to the Second Edition of The Odonata of Doña Ana County and the Black Range - The Damselflies. Both deal with the Vivid Dancer, Argia vivida. Based on the extensive research of Jonathan Batkin we have added this species to our survey. In his assessment of observations of this species from southern New Mexico he discovered two specimens of this species collected in the Black Range in 1978.
It is very difficult (impossible in many [perhaps all] cases) to distinguish this species from Springwater Dancer, which is found in our area, using photographs like those depicted on iNaturalist. So care should be taken in identifying a specimen as Vivid Dancer in our area. Given that “disjunct” individuals were captured in the Black Range in the late 1970s it is important that we be aware of the possibility that Vivid Dancer could be found here.
If you identify a Springwater/Vivid Dancer in our area which you believe may be a Vivid Dancer please let me know and provide any informatin you can about the observation, including location and photographs and I will alert Batkin to the observation. (Thank you, rabarnes@blackrange.org.)
The photograph of a verified specimen, shown above, from the northern part of the state, was taken by Jonathan Batkin near Aztec.
The first addendum is the species account which will be added to future versions/editions of the survey. The second addendum is a summary of the research performed by Batkin. We will publish that addendum as an article in the April 2026 issue of The Black Range Naturalist.