Diplacodes trivialis ( Rambur, 1842 )

Grand, Daniel, Marinov, Milen, Jourdan, Herve, Cook, Carl, Rouys, Sophie, Mille, Christian & Theuerkauf, Jörn, 2019, Distribution, habitats, phenology and conservation of New Caledonian Odonata, Zootaxa 4640 (1), pp. 1-112 : 80

Diplacodes trivialis ( Rambur, 1842)

( Fig. 82 )

Libellula trivialis Rambur, 1842: 115 ; Libellula phalerata Uhler, 1858 ; Diplacodes remota Ris, 1911 .

Distribution ( Fig. 83 ). This species is widely distributed from the Seychelles and India, to Japan, Australia and as far as Fiji and Vanuatu ( Tsuda 2000). We recorded several individuals above a shallow pond in a sand pit on Ouvéa, on the 26 th August 2011.

Habitats. Temporary waters, swamps and ponds ( Theischinger & Hawking 2006).

Biology and behaviour. Its biology is unknown, but D. trivialis is known to be migratory ( Fraser 1936).

Status. This record might have been incidental, representing vagrant individuals from Vanuatu; we therefore do not provide any threat evaluation for this species (DD).

Figures

FIGURE 82. Diplacodes trivialis: a) male, Australia (E. Nielsen), b) female, Indonesia (E. Nielsen).

FIGURE 83. Records of Diplacodes trivialis.