Discovery of a third species of the genus Noguchiphaea Asahina, 1976 – Noguchiphaea laotica sp. n. from Laos (Odonata: Calopterygidae)

Akihiko Sasamotoa , Naoto Yokoib, Vilaysak Souphanthongc, Quoc Toan Phand, Ryo Futahashie

  1. Oh 531-3, Tawaramoto-cho, Shiki-gun, Japan
  2. Kaisei 2–37–11, Koriyama city, Japan
  3. Agriculture and Forestry Extension Center, Vientiane, Laos
  4. Entomology & Parasitology Laboratory, Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam
  5. Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 59-71, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2019.1570875
Published: 2 January 2019 (Received: 16 July 2018, Accepted: 14 January 2019)

Abstract

A new species, Noguchiphaea laotica, is described based on specimens from Lon San, Saysomboun Province, Laos. The holotype male and a paratype female are deposited in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo. This new species is allied to N. yoshikoae from northern Thailand, but differs from it in the morphology of the male cercus which is depressed centrally apically in dorsal view, and with a more robust dorsal spine at about one-third from its base. In addition, DNA analyses confirm that there are genetic differences between N. laotica and N. yoshikoae. Some observations on the ecology and behavior of N. laotica are briefly reported.

Keywords: Calopteryginae, Caliphaeinae, Noguchiphaeini, yoshikoae, Lon San Laos, DNA, dragonfly

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