Odonata from Batanta (Indonesia, West Papua) with description of two new species

Kovács, Tibor and Theischinger, Günther and Danyik, Tibor (2016) Odonata from Batanta (Indonesia, West Papua) with description of two new species. Folia historico-naturalia Musei Matraensis, 40. pp. 27-37. ISSN 0134-1243

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Abstract

Thirty-three taxa of Odonata are reported from Batanta Island (including Arefi and Birie Islands). Two new species are described: Nososticta dora sp. n., Rhyothemis rita sp. n. The following five species are new to the Raja Ampat Islands: Palaiargia charmosyna Lieftinck, 1932, Argiocnemis rubescens Sélys, 1877, Teinobasis superba (Hagen in Selys, 1877), Diplacina cf. ismene Lieftinck, 1933, Nannophya cf. pygmaea Rambur, 1842, and eight are new to Batanta: Argiolestes australis (Guérin, 1830), Idiocnemis strumidens Lieftinck, 1958, P. charmosyna, A. rubescens, T. superba, D. cf. ismene, N. cf. pygmaea, Rhyothemis resplendens Selys, 1878. Nososticta cf. finisterrae is deleted from the faunal lists of Odonata of Raja Ampat and Batanta Island. The number of species known to occur on Batanta Island is 47.

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