Discovery of a new species of the genus <i>Planaeschna</i> from Northern Vietnam, with a first description of male <i>P. tomokunii</i>

AKIHIKO SASAMOTO; CUONG DO; LIEN VU VAN

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3652.5.8

Issue: Vol. 3652 No. 5: 21 May 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-05-21

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3652.5.8

Page range: 587–594

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Discovery of a new species of the genus Planaeschna from Northern Vietnam, with a first description of male P. tomokunii

AKIHIKO SASAMOTO⁺⁻
CUONG DO⁺⁻
LIEN VU VAN⁺⁻

Odonata Planaeschna Vietnam new species

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Abstract

A new species of Planaeschna McLachlan, P. guentherpetersi sp. nov. (holotype male and paratype female) from Phu Tho province, northern Vietnam, is described and illustrated. In addition, the male of P. tomokuniiAsahina, 1996, which was known from only the holotype female, is described for the first time, based on newly collected material of both sexes, from the type locality, Tam Dao, Vinh Phuc province, northern