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Melanesobasis

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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

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility[5] lists:

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility retrieved 29 September 2022)

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Melanesobasis: Brief Summary

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Melanesobasis 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).

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