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Issue: Vol. 5796 No. 2: 21 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.2.3
Page range: 261-288
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Three new species of Sarasaeschna Karube & Yeh, 2001 (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae) from northeastern India; with a new record of Sarasaeschna khasiana (Lieftinck, 1968)

Department of Biological Sciences; University of Arkansas; Fayetteville; Arkansas; USA 72703. Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust; Bengaluru; Karnataka; India.
Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust; Bengaluru; Karnataka; India.; Grass Jewel Solutions and Shakambharee Clinic; Devgad; Sindhudurg; Maharashtra; India 416613.
National Centre for Biological Sciences; GKVK Campus; Bellary Rd; Bengaluru; Karnataka; India 560065.
Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust; Bengaluru; Karnataka; India.
Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital; Karimganj; India 788727.
Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital; Karimganj; India 788727.
Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust; Bengaluru; Karnataka; India.; National Centre for Biological Sciences; GKVK Campus; Bellary Rd; Bengaluru; Karnataka; India 560065.
Odonata Sarasaeschna OdonataIndia

Abstract

We erect three new species of Sarasaeschna Karube & Yeh, 2001 (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae): Sarasaeschna dosdewaensis sp. nov., S. nuboides sp. nov. and S. sigotaayo sp. nov., and provide a new record of S. khasiana (Lieftinck, 1968) based on specimens collected from northeastern India. We illustrate male caudal appendages of all Sarasaeschna and provide taxonomic keys to males (n=20) of all Sarasaeschna spp.

 

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How to Cite

Joshi, S., Sawant, D., Pawar, U., Khan, F., Gassah, R., Ismavel, V.A. & Kunte, K. (2026) Three new species of Sarasaeschna Karube & Yeh, 2001 (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae) from northeastern India; with a new record of Sarasaeschna khasiana (Lieftinck, 1968). Zootaxa, 5796 (2), 261–288. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.2.3