Trithemis morrisoni sp. nov. and T. palustris sp. nov. from the Okavango and Upper Zambezi Floodplains previously hidden under T. stictica (Odonata: Libellulidae)

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-145

  Damm, Sandra ^a   Hadrys, Heike ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Anisoptera; Dragonfly; Genetics; New species; Odonata; Taxonomy; Trithemis

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA; TRITHEMIS;

EID: 72349098375     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2009.9748333     Document Type: Article

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