Distribution, habitats, phenology and conservation of New Caledonian Odonata Author Grand, Daniel Author Marinov, Milen Author Jourdan, Herve Author Cook, Carl Author Rouys, Sophie Author Mille, Christian Author Theuerkauf, Jörn text Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-19 4640 1 1 112 journal article 26165 10.11646/zootaxa.4640.1 1c74afbc-0c31-4b2b-b975-af79979613ab 1175-5326 3342242 434B2D49-EC2C-4246-8703-42C6CFD31B87 Lathrecista asiatica festa ( Selys-Longchamps, 1879 ) ( Fig. 84 ) Libellula asiatica Fabricius, 1790 ; Agrionoptera festa Selys-Longchamps, 1879: 300 ; Agrionoptera simulans Selys-Longchamps, 1879 ; Lathrecista terminalis Kirby, 1889 . Distribution ( Fig. 85 ). According to Tsuda (2000) , Lathrecista asiatica is distributed from the Oriental region to New Guinea and Northern Australia . The species is known from Aru Islands, Tanimbar Island, New Guinea , Torres Strait Islands, Solomon Islands , North Australia and New Caledonia ( Davies 2002 ; Michalski 2012 ; Marinov & Pikacha 2013). In New Caledonia , it is known from a single location in northern New Caledonia (Yiambi, Lieftink 1975), although Davies (2002) wrote: ’colonies here and there varying with the season’. FIGURE 84. Lathrecista asiatica , male (J. Barrault). FIGURE 85. Records of Lathrecista asiatica . Habitat. This species dwells in standing and slowly flowing water bodies in open areas. Biology and behaviour. The larva was provisionally illustrated by Theischinger & Hawking (2006) . It will be described elsewhere (A. Orr pers. comm.). Status. We lack information about this taxon in New Caledonia (DD).