Four new species of Palaiargia Förster, 1903 (Odonata: Platycnemididae) from New Guinea with revised distribution records for the genus

A.G. Orra , V.J. Kalkmanb, S.J. Richardsc

  1. Griffith School of the Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia
  2. Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
  3. South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 16, Issue 4, Pages 309-325, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2013.855949
Published: 1 December 213 (Received: 10 September 2013, Accepted: 11 October 2013)

Abstract

Four new species of Palaiargia from New Guinea, P. benkeni, P. clarillii, P. quandti and P. tydecksjuerging, are described and figured. Maps are provided of the known distributions of all species of the genus which occurs in the Moluccas and on the main island of New Guinea. Previous unpublished records are provided for P. carnifex, P. c. ceyx, P. charmosyna, P. ernstmayri, P. humida and P. stellata.

Keywords: Odonata; dragonfly, Platycnemididae, Palaiargia, new species, New Guinea, Moluccas distribution records

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