Orthetrum villosovittatum (Brauer, 1868)

(Fig. 93)

Libellula villosovittatum Brauer, 1868: 167; Orthetrum bismarckanium Ris, 1898; Orthetrum fenicheli Foerster, 1898; Orthetrum parvulum Foerster, 1903 .

Distribution. This species is widespread in eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia (Tsuda 2000). However, no locality is known from New Caledonia despite Davies (2002) reporting it to be ’quite common’. Therefore, we did not map its distribution.

Habitat. According to Theischinger & Hawking (2006), this species occurs in diverse standing and slowly running waters, including swamp and temporary habitats.

Biology and behaviour. Its larva was illustrated by Hawking (1986) and its habits are similar to other species of Orthetrum .

Status. Due to the lack of information on its distribution, we rank this species DD.