Geometric morphometrics and molecular systematics of Xanthocnemis sobrina (McLachlan, 1873) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) and comparison to its congeners

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: MARINOV, MILEN, AMAYA-PERILLA, CATALINA, HOLWELL, GREGORY I., VARSANI, ARVIND, BYSTERVELDT, KATHERINE VAN, KRABERGER, SIMONA, STAINTON, DAISY, DAYARAM, ANISHA, CURTIS, NATHAN, CRUICKSHANK, ROBERT H., PATERSON, ADRIAN
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2016
• Subjects: Odonata; Chatham Island; damselflies; dragonflies; New Zealand; North Island; South Island; Zygoptera; Pitt Islands
• Online Access: http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4078.1.9; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4078.1.9

The taxonomy of the damselfly genus Xanthocnemis is revised, with particular focus on populations inhabiting the North Island of New Zealand. Earlier studies revealed two species: X. sobrina, restricted to cool, shaded streams in kauri forests and other forested areas, and X. zealandica, a common sp...