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Issue: Vol. 5637 No. 1: 20 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.6
Page range: 139-154
Abstract views: 119
PDF downloaded: 4

Caliphaea sinuofurcata sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Calopterygidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Grass Jewel Solutions and Shakambharee Clinic; Devgad; Sindhudurg; 416613; Maharashtra; India; Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust; C-703; Alpine Pyramid Apts; Kodigehalli; Bengaluru 560097; Karnataka; India
Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust; C-703; Alpine Pyramid Apts; Kodigehalli; Bengaluru 560097; Karnataka; India; Department of Biological Sciences; University of Arkansas; Fayetteville; Arkansas; USA 72703
National Centre for Biological Sciences; GKVK Campus; Bellary Rd; Bengaluru; Karnataka; India 560065
National Centre for Biological Sciences; GKVK Campus; Bellary Rd; Bengaluru; Karnataka; India 560065
National Centre for Biological Sciences; GKVK Campus; Bellary Rd; Bengaluru; Karnataka; India 560065
Odonata species description species discovery Indian Odonata Dibang valley Upper Siang District

Abstract

We describe a new species, Caliphaea sinuofurcata sp. nov., based on two male and one female specimens collected from Upper Siang District and Lower Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The newly described species can be distinguished from its congeners by characteristic shape of paraproct and genital ligula. Additionally, we provide illustrations of the male caudal appendages for all known Caliphaea spp.

 

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How to Cite

Sawant, D., Joshi, S., Pawar, U., Nawge, V. & Kunte, K. (2025) Caliphaea sinuofurcata sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Calopterygidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa, 5637 (1), 139–154. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.6