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Issue: Vol. 5748 No. 2: 13 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5748.2.8
Page range: 276-284
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Description of Protosticta hopkinsi sp. nov. from the Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, the Central Highlands of Vietnam (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae)

Center for Entomology & Parasitology Research; School of Medicine & Pharmacy; Duy Tan University; 3 Quang Trung; Da Nang City; Vietnam
Institute of Life Science; 9/621 Vo Nguyen Giap; Linh Trung District; Thu Duc; Ho Chi Minh City; Vietnam
Bidoup Nui Ba National Park; Lac Duong commune; Lam Dong province; Vietnam
Odonata shadowdamsels Vietnam

Abstract

Protosticta hopkinsi sp. nov. is described from the Central Highlands of Vietnam (Holotype ♂: Vietnam, Lam Dong Province, Lac Duong District, Thien Thai waterfall, 12.14472°N, 108.52944°E, alt. 1,559 m a.s.l., 29 April 2025, Zoological Collection of Duy Tan University). The new species can be easily distinguished from all other species in the Protosticta trilobata group by the combination of the yellow stripe on dorsal synthorax of male and female, and the shape of the apical part of the paraprocts.

 

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How to Cite

Phan, Q.T., Mai, N.T.P. & Son, L.V. (2026) Description of Protosticta hopkinsi sp. nov. from the Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, the Central Highlands of Vietnam (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae). Zootaxa, 5748 (2), 276–284. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5748.2.8