Dysphaea dimidiata belongs to a genus that comprises nine species (1), three of which are present in Borneo and in Sarawak (2) in particular. Considered by Selys (3) as a subgenus of Euphaea, it has been a full genus in the family Euphaeidae since Kirby (a family that resembles Calopterygidae, which explains why Selys described
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Dysphaea dimidiata fait partie d'un genre qui présente neuf espèces (1) dont trois sont présentes à Bornéo et au Sarawak (2) en particulier. Considéré par Selys (3) comme un sous-genre des Euphaea, il est depuis Kirby un genre à part entière dans la famille des Euphaeidae (une famille qui ressemble aux Calopterygidae, ce qui explique
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Teinobasis suavis est un très rare Coenagrionidae, et s'il y a quelques photos de femelles sur le web, les premières ont été prises par notre équipe lors de cette prospection. On ne trouve pas de mâle en photo. Mâles et femelles ont un fond vert pâle, la face dorsale de l'abdomen et du thorax vert
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Teinobasis suavis is a very rare Coenagrionidae, and while there are a few photos of females on the web, the first ones were taken by our team during this survey. No male can be found in photos. Both males and females have a pale green background, with the dorsal surface of the abdomen and thorax
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There are currently 88 species of Teinobasis (22 have been discovered since 2005) distributed from Southeast Asia to Australia, where Teinobasis rufithorax is found, which I had the pleasure of encountering. Before this trip to Borneo, I had never encountered another member of this genus in Asia; in Sarawak, we encountered three: Teinobasis cryptica, T.
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