Tropical African Platycnemis damselflies (Odonata: Platycnemididae) and the biogeographical significance of a new species from Pemba Island, Tanzania

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-198

  Dijkstra, Klaas Douwe B ^a   Clausnitzer, Viola ^b   Martens, Andreas ^c  

^a NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b University of Education ^*  (Germany)

^c University of Education Karlsruhe   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Biogeography; Damselflies; Pemba; Platycnemis; Synonyms; Taxonomy; Zygoptera

Indexed keywords

COPERA; ODONATA; PLATYCNEMIDIDAE; PLATYCNEMIS; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 34248159579     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477200006002283     Document Type: Article

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