Diplacina militaris

A medium-sized black-and-yellow libellulid with a slender abdomen and broad pale markings on the thorax. The frons bears a conspicuous pale transverse band, while the thorax has a broad antehumeral stripe and extensive pale lateral bands. Abdominal segments 1–3 are partly pale, whereas segments 4–10 are predominantly black. The male has long, slender superior anal appendages with outward-curved tips and several short ventral teeth. The inferior appendage is short and bifid at the apex. Females are more robust and show broader yellow markings along the sides of abdominal segments 3–8. Two subspecies are recognised: D. m. militaris, occurring across much of central, southern, and southwestern Sulawesi and on Peleng Island; and D. m. dumogae, known mainly from northern Sulawesi, including Dumoga-Bone National Park.