Database Update: Species Information Added for Maluku and Papua Drepanosticta
Species information has been updated for several Drepanosticta from Maluku and Papua, including diagnosis, habitat, distribution, and taxonomic notes.
Drepanosticta obiensis from Obi Island
Raja Rhamdany H (2023) · Odonata of Indonesia
The Odonata of Indonesia database has been updated with additional species information for several members of the genus Drepanosticta from Maluku and Papua. This update includes expanded content on diagnosis, habitat, distribution, and notes information. The added descriptions are intended to support easier identification and provide a clearer overview of each species based on available taxonomic literature. The updated species pages include:
Region: Maluku
- Drepanosticta halmahera van Tol, 2007
- Drepanosticta rudicula van Tol, 2007
- Drepanosticta bifida van Tol, 2007
- Drepanosticta psygma van Tol, 2007
- Drepanosticta sembilanensis van Tol, 2007
- Drepanosticta siu van Tol, 2007
- Drepanosticta amboinensis van Tol, 2007
- Drepanosticta moluccana Lieftinck, 1938
- Drepanosticta obiensis van Tol, 2007
- Drepanosticta robusta Fraser, 1926
- Drepanosticta seramensis van Tol & Bedjanič, 2018
- Drepanosticta pararudicula Theischinger, Lupiyaningdyah & Richards, 2015
Region: Papua
- Drepanosticta misoolensis van Tol, 2007
- Drepanosticta batanta Kovács & Theischinger in Kovács, 2015
These updates form part of our ongoing effort to gradually improve the species pages in the Odonata of Indonesia database. More diagnostic descriptions, distribution summaries, habitat information, and taxonomic notes will continue to be added as references are reviewed.