Re-description of Coeliccia erici Laidlaw, and the description of Coeliccia sameerae sp. nov. from Peninsular Malaysia (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae)

2018/04/23 by Rory A. Dow, Chee Yen Choong, Yong Foo Ng · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Historical Geography and Cartography

paper · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4413.2.7

openalex publication_date 2018/04/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

Coeliccia erici Laidlaw, 1917 is re-described and illustrated for both sexes; its taxonomic history and the confusion surrounding it is discussed. Coeliccia kimurai Asahina, 1990 is shown to be a junior synonym of C. erici. Coelicca sameerae sp. nov. (holotype ♂, small stream near Sungai Lasir, Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu, Malaysia, deposited in the Natural History Museum, London) is described from both sexes from Peninsular Malaysia; this species had been confused with C. erici until now. A remark on the status of Coeliccia simillima Laidlaw, 1917 is made.

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