2025-06-01
Identification and distribution of Indaeschna baluga (Odonata: Aeshnidae)
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Odonatologica , Volume 54 - Issue 1-2 p. 119- 126
Indaeschna baluga was described by Needham & Gyger (1937) based on a male specimen collected from Mount Banahaw, Luzon, the Philippines. We show that the characters mentioned in the original description of I. baluga do not allow separation from the widespread Indaeschna grubaueri. However, the male superior appendages of the two species are morphologically distinct. Material of male I. grubaueri from Negros and Samar, Philippines, is found to belong to I. baluga. For Mindanao only females are available, which can at present not be identified to species level. Based on this, I. baluga is considered the only species of Indaeschna occurring in the Philippines (Luzon, Negros, and Samar), while its close relative I. grubaueri is restricted to Sundaland, distributed as far north as the Krah Isthmus.
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Adamson, Quinn R., Ginn, Kennedy A., Fisher, Olivea N., Verspui, K., & Kalkman, V. (2025). Identification and distribution of Indaeschna baluga (Odonata: Aeshnidae). Odonatologica, 54(1-2), 119–126. doi:10.60024/odon.v54i1-2.a5 |
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