Melanesobasis
| Melanesobasis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Melanesobasis Donnelly, 1984 |
Melanesobasis [1] is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Species are endemic to the Fiji Islands and Vanuatu. These damselflies inhabit fast‐moving forested streams at medium to high elevations (100–750 m).[2][3][4]
Species
[edit]The Global Biodiversity Information Facility[5] lists:
- Melanesobasis annulata (Brauer, 1869)
- Melanesobasis bicellulare Donnelly, 1984
- Melanesobasis corniculata (Tillyard, 1924) (type species)
- M. corniculata marginata Donnelly, 1984
- Melanesobasis flavilabris (Selys, 1891)
- Melanesobasis maculosa Donnelly, 1984
- Melanesobasis mcleani Donnelly, 1984
- Melanesobasis prolixa Donnelly, 1984
- Melanesobasis simmondsi (Tillyard, 1924)
References
[edit]- ^ Donnelly, 1984 Melanesobasis gen. nov., a new genus of Fijian damselflies: A possible link between the platycnemidid Lieftinckia and certain coenagrionids (Zygoptera). Odonatologica, 13, 89–105.
- ^ Beatty, C. D. , van Gossum, H. , & Sherratt, T. N. (2007). Nesobasis species diversity and abundance: Notes on an endemic genus of the island group of Fiji (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica, 36, 13–26.
- ^ Donnelly, T. W. (1990). The Fijian genus Nesobasis Part 1: Species of Viti Levu, Ovalau, and Kadavu (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 17, 87–117.
- ^ Van Gossum, H. , Beatty, C. D. , Tokota'a, M. , & Sherratt, T. N. (2008). The Fijian Nesobasis: A further examination of species diversity and abundance (Odonata: Zygoptera). Odonatologica, 37, 235–245.
- ^ GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility retrieved 29 September 2022)
External links
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Data related to Melanesobasis at Wikispecies
