Platycnemis doi sp. nov. from Huu Lien nature reserve in northern Vietnam (Odonata: Platycnemididae)

Platycnemis doi sp. nov. from Huu Lien nature reserve in northern Vietnam (Odonata: Platycnemididae) 00

Matti Hämäläinen^a ✉️

Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages 223-228, 2012

https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2012.700503

Published: 1 September 2012 (Received: 10 April 2012, Accepted: 1 June 2012)

Abstract

Platycnemis doi sp. nov. (holotype ♂ Vietnam, Lang Son province, Huu Lien nature reserve, Tan Lai, Hang Chau, altitude 200 m above sea level, 22 June 2010, deposited in RMNH, Leiden), is described on the basis of a series of male specimens. A preliminary description of the female based on a photograph taken in the field is included. The affinities of the new species are discussed.

Keywords: Odonata, Platycnemididae, Platycnemis, new species, Vietnam, Huu Lien

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