Contribution to the Odonata of Kadavu, Fiji with erection of three new species (Insecta: Odonata)

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Milen Marinov, Bindiya Rashni · Faunistic Studies 41 · 2023

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TitleContribution to the Odonata of Kadavu, Fiji with erection of three new species (Insecta: Odonata)
AuthorMilen Marinov, Bindiya Rashni
JournalFaunistic Studies in South-East Asian and Pacific Island Odonata
Issue41
Published2023
Pages1–34
ISSN2195-4534
PublisherInternational Dragonfly Fund e.V.
LanguageEnglish

Abstract

Updated information on the Odonata fauna of Kadavu Island, Fiji is presented. The new data are provided for proposing three new hypotheses for erecting the following taxa: Nesobasis baidamuensium sp. nov., N. nedeltshevae sp. nov. and Nikoulabasis ilievae sp. nov. as well as the first record of the female Melanesobasis simmondsi (Tillyard, 1924) which is described and illustrated below. Morphological description of the male M. simmondsi has been updated as well.

Keywords

Odonata, Kadavu, Fiji, Nesobasis, Melanesobasis, Hemicordulia, new species

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Milen Marinov, Bindiya Rashni (2023): Contribution to the Odonata of Kadavu, Fiji with erection of three new species (Insecta: Odonata). Faunistic Studies in South-East Asian and Pacific Island Odonata 41: 1–34.

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