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Issue: Vol. 5659 No. 2: 3 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5659.2.8
Page range: 273-282
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A new species of Amphicnemis Selys, 1863 from Sumatra, Indonesia and first records of two other species of Amphicnemis for the island (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)

Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation; Universiti Malaysia Sarawak; 94300 Kota Samarahan; Sarawak; Malaysia.; Naturalis Biodiversity Center; P.O. Box 9517; 2300 RA Leiden; The Netherlands
Dosen Program Studi Biologi Fakultas MIPA Dan Kesehatan; Universitas Muhammadiyah Riau.
Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution; National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN); Cibinong; Kabupaten Bogor; Jawa Barat 16911; Indonesia.; Department of Biology; Brigham Young University; Provo; UT 84602; USA
Odonata Zygoptera Coenagrionidae Amphicnemis reri bebar hoisen Borneo Kampar Peninsula Riau Sumatra Indonesia new species variation

Abstract

Amphicnemis reri sp. nov. is described from tropical Peat Swamp Forest (PSF) in the Kampar Peninsula, Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia (holotype ♂, pools in PSF, Meranti Estate Block B Transect, Kampar Peninsula, Pelalawan, Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia, 0.3363N, 102.6440E, 7 ii 2023, deposited with the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency). The female (supposition) is also described. Amphicnemis bebar Dow, Choong & Ng, 2010 and A. hoisen Dow, Choong & Ng, 2010, both originally described from Peninsular Malaysia, are recorded from Sumatra for the first time; variation in these species is discussed and, in the case of A. bebar is illustrated. Species groups within Amphicnemis Selys, 1863 are defined and briefly discussed.

 

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How to Cite

Dow, R.A., Gesriantuti, N. & Lupiyaningdyah, P. (2025) A new species of Amphicnemis Selys, 1863 from Sumatra, Indonesia and first records of two other species of Amphicnemis for the island (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Zootaxa, 5659 (2), 273–282. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.2.8