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Type: Article
Published: 2015-10-15
Page range: 179–189
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Ischnura foylei sp. nov. (Odonata, Coenagrionidae) from the highlands of Sumatra

Institute of Cytology & Genetics SB RAS, Acad. Lavrentyev ave. 10, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia. Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
damselfly Odonata Zygoptera Coenagrionidae Ischnura Sumatra tropical highland Odonata

Abstract

Ischnura foylei sp. nov. is described from Indonesia, Sumatra, Jambi Province, Danau Gunung Tujuh (or Danau Sakti), a lake situated in an extinct volcanic crater, 1°41'15"S, 101°25'28"S, 1995 m a.s.l. Structurally it is close to I. senegalensis but larger and with differently shaped cerci in males and a more trilobate posterior lobe of the prothorax; males and androchromatic females have a unique colour pattern.