Species profile
Palaiargia myzomela
Lieftinck, 1957
Taxonomic path
SuborderZygoptera
FamilyPlatycnemididae
GenusPalaiargia
DDData Deficient
EndemicCentral Papua
Last updated: 02 July 2026

Diagnosis
Male : Unknown
Female : A robust Palaiargia known only from the female. The body is predominantly black, with limited orange-red to dark brown markings. The head is mostly dull black and lacks pale postocular spots. The prothorax is distinctive, with well-developed pronotal tubercles and a very large, strongly elevated posterior lobe. The synthorax is mostly black, with reduced orange-red markings, including small antehumeral remnants and a small lateral patch. The abdomen is long and rather robust, black, with pale greenish-yellow markings on the basal segments. The wings are hyaline.
Morphological Characters

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Locality
Distribution
Known from Central New Guinea, specifically the Wissel Lakes area, Kamu Valley, Ituda, at about 1500 m a.s.l.
Ecology
Habitat
Unknown. Lieftinck did not provide ecological information for this species.
Remarks
Notes
Additional notes will be added in future revisions.
Literature
References
1 references- 1
Lieftinck, M. A. (1957). Notes on some argiine dragonflies (Odonata) with special reference to the genus Palaiargia Förster, and with descriptions of new species and larval forms. Nova Guinea (N.S.), 8, 41-80.