19 mai 2025

Bornéo – Libellago stictica (Selys, 1869) – English version

Selys first described Libellago stictica male (Chlorocyphidae) as a supposed race of Micromerus stigmatizans, 1859 (1), then as Micromerus sticticus in 1869 (2). The genus Micromerus is now extinct. It was MA Lieftinck who in this document (3), and adhering to Fraser’s proposal, united all of Selys’ Micromerus in the genus Libellago.And Selys was not mistaken, Libellago […]

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Bornéo – Libellago stictica (Selys, 1869)

Selys a d’abord décrit Libellago stictica (Chlorocyphidae) comme une race supposée de Micromerus stigmatizans ,1859 (1), puis comme Micromerus sticticus en 1869 (2). Le genre Micromerus est aujourd’hui disparu.C’est M.A. Lieftinck qui dans ce document (3), et adhérant à la proposition de Fraser, a réuni tous les Micromerus de Selys dans le genre Libellago.Et Selys

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Borneo – «Elattoneura» aurantiaca (Selys, 1886) – English version

« Elattoneura » aurantiaca male is an easily identifiable Platycnemididae; the face is black, the eyes are red like the pronotum, the dorsal part of the thorax is black, the lateral parts red, the base of the thorax light brown, like the lateral face of the first segment, the rest of the abdomen is black. I knew

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Borneo – Ictinogomphus acutus (Laidlaw, 1918) – English version

Ictinogomphus acutus male (1) is finally an Ictinogomphus that does not pose any identification problems; it should be remembered that this is not the case elsewhere in Asia, where Ictinogomphus decoratus (present in Borneo), rapax (here in Thailand) and pertinax (here in Vietnam) pose a problem and are awaiting revision, because many of us now think that they constitute

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