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Issue: Vol. 5642 No. 1: 27 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5642.1.6
Page range: 59-67
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Description of Protosticta jirapornae sp. nov. from northern Thailand (Odonata: Platystictidae)

211/5 Moo 4; Takhli; Nakhon Sawan; 60140; Thailand
Odonata dragonfly Zygoptera Protosticta new species Protosticta khaosoidaoensis

Abstract

Protosticta jirapornae sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on specimens of both sexes collected from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. This taxon was previously recognised as the northern population of P. khaosoidaoensis Asahina, 1984, which is geographically isolated from its type locality in Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand. The new species can be distinguished from P. khaosoidaoensis and other closely related congeners by the distinctive markings on the prothorax and synthorax in both sexes, as well as the structure of the male anal appendages and the morphology of the genital ligula.

 

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How to Cite

Makbun, N. (2025) Description of Protosticta jirapornae sp. nov. from northern Thailand (Odonata: Platystictidae). Zootaxa, 5642 (1), 59–67. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5642.1.6