Odonata from Sri Aman Division south and west of the Lupar River and from the Kelingkang Range, Sarawak

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Rory A. Dow · IDF-Report 137 · 2019

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TitleOdonata from Sri Aman Division south and west of the Lupar River and from the Kelingkang Range, Sarawak
AuthorRory A. Dow
JournalInternational Dragonfly Fund – Report
Issue137
Published29 September 2019
Pages1–26
ISSN1435-3393
PublisherInternational Dragonfly Fund e.V.
LanguageEnglish

Abstract

Records of Odonata from the southwest of Sri Aman Division and the extreme east of Serian Division in Sarawak are presented. The sampled areas are interesting not only because they are poorly known for Odonata but also because many are just to the south and west of the Lupar Line which is a division between the ancient Sunda shelf and more recent geological formations. Differences between the odonate faunas on either side of the Lupar Line are discussed. Eightyfive species of Odonata were recorded during the surveys reported on. The single most notable record is that of Coeliccia southwelli Dow & Reels, 2011, which represents a considerable extension to the known range of this species. Other interesting records include Telosticta dupophila (Lieftinck, 1933), T. species cf longigaster Dow & Orr, 2012, Podolestes parvus Dow & Ngiam, 2019 and Heliogomphus species cf olivaceous Lieftinck, 1961. Variation in the markings of Stenagrion dubium (Laidlaw, 1912) across its range is discussed and a gene tree using the COI marker is presented to illustrate the high variability of this species in this marker. However the variability in COI does not appear to be correlated with other characters.

Keywords

Lupar River, Lupar Line, Stenagrion dubium, DNA barcoding, Coeliccia southwelli

Suggested citation

Rory A. Dow (2019): Odonata from Sri Aman Division south and west of the Lupar River and from the Kelingkang Range, Sarawak. International Dragonfly Fund – Report 137: 1–26.

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