Revision of Vanuatubasis Ober & Staniczek, 2009 (Odonata, Coenagrionidae), with description of seven new species

By

Saxton, Natalie
Marinov, Milen
Bybee, Seth

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1128

Pages

129--169

Subjects

Damselflies , Nesobasis , South Pacific , taxonomy , Vanuatu

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1128.89751

 

Abstract

Vanuatubasis Ober & Staniczek, 2009 is an endemic genus of damselfly found on the island archipelago of Vanuatu. Previously only three species were assigned to the genus. Here, all known species of Vanuatubasis are formally described and treated, including the association of females for known species. The following new congeners are also described: V. discontinuasp. nov., V. evelynaesp. nov., V. insularivorumsp. nov., V. kapularumsp. nov., V. nunggolisp. nov., V. rhomboidessp. nov., and V. xanthochroasp. nov. from material collected across six different islands. An illustrated key to both males and females of all species within Vanuatubasis is provided as well as distributions for all known species.