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Issue: Vol. 5831 No. 3: 16 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5831.3.2
Page range: 352-358
Abstract views: 41
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Description of a new species of Neallogaster Cowley, 1934 from Northern Vietnam (Odonata: Anisoptera: Cordulegastridae)

Tawaramoto-cho; Nara Prefecture; 6360345; Japan.
Matsunaga-cho; Fukuyama City; Hiroshima Prefecture; 7290104; Japan.
Nakamachi; Setagayaya-ku Tokyo; 1580091; Japan.
Vietnam National Museum of Nature; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST); 18 Hoang Quoc Viet street; Nghia Do; Hanoi; Vietnam.
Odonata species description Hoang Lien National Park Lai Chau Province vietnamica

Abstract

A new species, Neallogaster vietnamica, is described based on a male collected from Hoang Lien National Park, Lai Chau Province, Vietnam. It can be distinguished from the other species of the genus by characteristics of body maculation and the shape of the cerci. This is the first record of the genus from Vietnam.

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How to Cite

Sasamoto, A., Yanagisawa, T., Yashiro, K. & Lien, V.V. (2026) Description of a new species of Neallogaster Cowley, 1934 from Northern Vietnam (Odonata: Anisoptera: Cordulegastridae). Zootaxa, 5831 (3), 352–358. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5831.3.2