Pseudagrion lorenzi sp. nov., a new damselfly species from New Britain island, Papua New Guinea (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

Pseudagrion lorenzi sp. nov., a new damselfly species from New Britain island, Papua New Guinea (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) 00

D. Gassmanna ✉️

  1. National Centre for Biodiversity (NCB Naturalis), Leiden, the Netherlands

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages 149-162, 2011

https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2011.595650

Published: 1 June 2011 (Received: 12 January 2011, Accepted: 6 June 2011)

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Abstract

Pseudagrion lorenzi sp. nov. is described from New Britain island, Papua New Guinea. Male and female characters are illustrated by means of scanning electron microscopy. A differential diagnosis with Pseudagrion civicum Lieftinck, 1932 from New Guinea and Pseudagrion incisurum Lieftinck, 1949 from the Solomon Archipelago is provided. The female of P. incisurum is described for the first time.

Keywords: Odonata, dragonfly, Coenagrionidae, Pseudagrion lorenzi sp. nov., new species, Pseudagrion incisurum, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea

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