Melanesobasis Explained

Melanesobasis ^[1] is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Species are endemic to the Fiji Islands and Vanuatu. These damselflies inhabit fast‐moving forested streams at medium to high elevations (100–750 m).^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility^[5] lists:

• Melanesobasis annulata (Brauer, 1869)
• Melanesobasis bicellulare Donnelly, 1984
• Melanesobasis corniculata (Tillyard, 1924) (type species)
  • M. corniculata marginata Donnelly, 1984
• Melanesobasis flavilabris (Selys, 1891)
• Melanesobasis maculosa Donnelly, 1984
• Melanesobasis mcleani Donnelly, 1984
• Melanesobasis prolixa Donnelly, 1984
• Melanesobasis simmondsi (Tillyard, 1924)

Notes and References

1. Donnelly, 1984 Melanesobasis gen. nov., a new genus of Fijian damselflies: A possible link between the platycnemidid Lieftinckia and certain coenagrionids (Zygoptera). Odonatologica, 13, 89–105.
2. Beatty, C. D., van Gossum, H., & Sherratt, T. N. (2007). Nesobasis species diversity and abundance: Notes on an endemic genus of the island group of Fiji (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica, 36, 13–26.
3. Donnelly, T. W. (1990). The Fijian genus Nesobasis Part 1: Species of Viti Levu, Ovalau, and Kadavu (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 17, 87–117.
4. Van Gossum, H., Beatty, C. D., Tokota'a, M., & Sherratt, T. N. (2008). The Fijian Nesobasis: A further examination of species diversity and abundance (Odonata: Zygoptera). Odonatologica, 37, 235–245.
5. https://www.gbif.org/species/1423100 GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility retrieved 29 September 2022)