Drepanosticta machadoi spec. nov. from New Guinea (Odonata: Platystictidae)

G. THEISCHINGER; S. J. RICHARDS

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3866.1.9

Issue: Vol. 3866 No. 1: 22 Sept. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-09-22

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3866.1.9

Page range: 145–150

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Drepanosticta machadoi spec. nov. from New Guinea (Odonata: Platystictidae)

G. THEISCHINGER⁺⁻
S. J. RICHARDS⁺⁻

Office of Environment and Heritage New South Wales, PO Box 29, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia, and Australian Museum, Entomology, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.

Herpetology Department, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, S. A. 5000 Australia, and Wildlife Conservation Society, Goroka, Papua New Guinea.

Odonata damselfly Platystictidae Drepanosticta New Guinea new species key

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Abstract

Drepanosticta machadoi sp. nov. (Holotype ♂: Dablin Creek, Hindenburg Range) from Papua New Guinea is described. The new species is a predominantly black damselfly, the male with four pale/bright pattern elements on each side of the synthorax, dorsum of segments 9 and 10 largely bright blue, and a uniquely shaped posterior lobe of the pronotum which is a wide-angled fork with rather straight, narrow finger-like prongs. It is referred to the Drepanosticta conica group of species and a key to the males of the D. conica group is provided.