Description of new damselfly Coeliccia schorri sp. n. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) with a discussion of the Coeliccia hayashii-group in Vietnam

Quoc Toan Phana , Van Quang Tob,c

  1. Center for Entomology & Parasitology Research, Institute of Research and Training of Medicine, Biology & Pharmacy, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam
  2. Department of Zoology, Southern Institute of Ecology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam
  3. Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ha Noi, Vietnam

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 11-20, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2018.1557567
Published: 2 January 2019 (Received: 31 October 2018, Accepted: 6 December 2018)

Abstract

Coeliccia schorri sp. n. is described based on both sexes (holotype male from Dak Roong Commune, K’bang district, Gia Lai province, central highlands of Vietnam). The combination of the characters of a large pruinose spot on the synthorax, blue abdominal tip, and white appendages in the male and a long spine on the posterior pronotal lobe of the prothorax in the female help distinguish it from all other Coeliccia species. The Coeliccia hayashii-group, remarkable for the pruinose markings on the male prothorax and synthorax in combination with the structure of the genital ligula which is bifurcated from the base into two long flagella, is discussed.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:925C6DA1-EFCA-4F28-976F-CE5276F67155

Keywords: New species, dragonfly

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