Taxonomic and faunistic notes on the genus Protosticta Selys, 1885 in Laos (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae)

Abstract

A re-examination and discussion of the records of the genus Protosticta Selys, 1885 of Laos is provided. Protosticta ngoai Phan and Kompier, 2016 and P. spinosa Phan and Kompier, 2016 are reported for the first time from Laos. Protosticta curiosa Fraser, 2009 is assigned as junior synonym of P. trilobata Fraser, 1933. The Protosticta curiosa-group should henceforth be referred to as the Protosticta trilobata-group.

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Keywords:

• Odonata
• Platystictidae
• Protosticta
• new records
• synonym
• Laos

Acknowledgements

We are thankful to the following persons: Dr Rosser William Garrison for revising the first draft of this study; Mr Tom Kompier for the identification of Protosticta spinosa and extensive review of the manuscript; Dr Ben Price in the Natural History Museum, London for helping in examining the type specimen of Protosticta trilobata, P. curiosa and P. robusta and Mr Noppadon Makbun for supplying specimens of ‘P. curiosa’ from Thailand.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

Specimens of Protosticta species in the Central Highlands of Vietnam used to compare with the Laotian specimens are from the project (grant number 106.05–2018.351) funded by the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) to the first author.