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Issue: Vol. 2605 No. 1: 8 Sep. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-09-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2605.1.3
Page range: 45–55
Abstract views: 45
PDF downloaded: 3

A review of the genus Amphicnemis in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, with descriptions of two new species (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)

National Museum of Natural History Naturalis, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
Centre for Insect Systematics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Centre for Insect Systematics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Odonata Zygoptera Coenagrionidae Amphicnemis new species bebar hoisen peat swamp forest Malaysia Pahang Sarawak Borneo Sundaland

Abstract

The Amphicnemis species occurring in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore are reviewed, and two new species are described: A. bebar and A. hoisen (holotype for both: Malaysia, Pahang, Sungai Bebar). Keys to both sexes of all species are provided. A. ecornuta is recorded from Borneo for the first time. A summary of the distributions of the named species of Amphicnemis occurring in Sundaland is given. Four species of Amphicnemis are now known from Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and twelve from Borneo.

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