Telosticta, A New Damselfly Genus From Borneo And Palawan (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae)
Author
Dow, R. A.
Author
Orr, A. G.
text
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
2012
2012-08-31
60
2
361
397
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5348617
2345-7600
5348617
Key to males of
Telosticta
1. S10 with a clump of long setae dorsally, interior projection of superior appendage absent ........................................
T. tubau
– S10 without a clump of long setae dorsally, interior projection of superior appendage present .............................................. 2
2. Lateral processes of posterior pronotal lobe longer than half the distance from their origin to the lower margin of the propleuron (
Figs. 3A, D
,
9
,
17A, B
) ....................................................... 6
– Lateral processes of posterior pronotal lobe shorter than half the distance from their origin to the lower margin of the propleuron (
Fig. 3B, C, E, F
) .................................................................. 3
3. Antehumeral stripes longer than half the length of the mesepisternum (
Fig. 4E, F
). Large species: abdomen
40 mm
or more ....................................................................
T. gading
– Antehumeral stripes clearly less than half of the length of the mesepisternum (
Fig. 4B, C, G, H
). Smaller species: abdomen less than
40 mm
.................................................................... 4
4. S8 black dorsally, superior appendage with interior projection barely developed but with a conspicuous clump of long setae originating on and around the projection (
Fig. 6E
) ................. .............................................................................
T. santubong
– S8 with at least some blue dorsally, superior appendages with the interior projection better developed but without a clump of long setae originating on and around the projection (
Fig. 6B, F
) ........................................................................................... 5
5. Superior appendage with interior projection as in
Fig. 6F
, in lateral view abruptly down-turned apically at level of dorsal projection (
Fig. 7F
) ..................................................
T. serapi
– Superior appendage with interior projection as in
Fig. 6B
, in lateral view only slightly down-turned apically (
Fig. 7B
) ...... .............................................................................
T. dupophila
6. Interior projection of superior appendage nearly as long as the distance from the margin of S10 to the base of the projection (
Fig. 12D
) ..............................................................
T. paruatia
– Interior projection of superior appendage much shorter than the distance from the margin of S10 to the base of the projection ................................................................................................ 7
7. Tip of superior appendage with a conspicuous deep cleft or excision in lateral view (e.g.,
Fig. 13A–E
) ........................... 8
– Tip of superior appendage variously shaped but without such a cleft or excision (
Figs. 13F
,
18C, D
), or at most a small notch, difficult to see from most angles (
Fig. 7A, C
) ................... 11
8. Lower arm of the cleft in end of superior appendage clearly shorter than upper arm in normal lateral view (
Fig. 13A, D, E
) ........................................................................................... 9
– Lower arm of the cleft of superior appendage ca same length as upper arm in normal lateral view (
Figs. 13B, C
)...
T. dayak
9. Arms of tip of superior appendage protruding interiorly, and continued as prominent ridges above the cleft, forming a deep groove between them, clearly visible in dorsal view (
Fig. 12E
) .....................................................................
T. ulubaram
– Arms of tip of superior appendage only weakly expanded interiorly, so that only a shallow or no groove is visible in dorsal view (
Fig. 12A, C
) .................................................... 10
10. Pale dorsal marks on S8 and S9 (
Fig. 11D
), cleft in tip of superior anal appendage ‘V’ shaped (
Fig. 13D
) ......
T. kajang
– Pale dorsal marks only on S8 (
Fig. 11A
), cleft in tip of superior anal appendage ‘U’ shaped (
Fig. 13A
) .................
T. berawan
11. Superior anal appendages with dorsal projection well developed and prominent in either lateral (
Fig. 13F
), or dorsal (
Fig. 18A
) view ...................................................................................... 12
– Superior anal appendage appendages with dorsal projection small and inconspicuous ..................................................... 13
12. Superior appendage conspicuously expanded from ca half length in both dorsal and lateral views (
Figs. 12F
,
13F
), the dorsal projection large and directed dorsally, clearly visible in lateral view (
Fig. 12F
) .................................................
T. longigaster
– Superior appendage only expanded in apical ca one quarter to one third (depending upon angle viewed from), the dorsal projection inwardly directed (
Fig. 18A
), not visible in lateral view (
Fig. 18C
) ............................................
T. belalongensis
13. Tip of superior appendage flattened, expanded and strongly folded over on its self to almost form a tube (
Fig. 18D
) ........ ...................................................................................
T. janeus
– Tip of superior appendage flattened laterally, but not strongly folded ................................................................................... 14
14. Interior projection of superior appendage placed at the point where the basal part of the appendage contracts (
Fig. 6C
), labrum only blue narrowly at base, blue markings on S8 and S9 dorsally (
Fig. 5C
) ...............................................
T. feronia
– Interior projection of superior appendage placed well distal to the point where the basal part of the appendage contracts (
Fig. 6A
), labrum mostly blue, blue marking only on S9 dorsally (
Fig. 5A
) .................................................................
T. bidayuh