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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Melanesobasis Donnelly, 1984 |
Melanesobasis is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Species are endemic to the Fiji Islands and Vanuatu. These damselflies inhabit fast‐moving forested streams at medium to high elevations (100–750 m).
Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:
- Melanesobasis annulata (Brauer, 1869)
- Melanesobasis bicellulare Donnelly, 1984
- Melanesobasis corniculata (Tillyard, 1924) (type species)
- M. corniculata marginata Donnelly, 1984
- Melanesobasis flavilabris (Selys, 1891)
- Melanesobasis maculosa Donnelly, 1984
- Melanesobasis mcleani Donnelly, 1984
- Melanesobasis prolixa Donnelly, 1984
- Melanesobasis simmondsi (Tillyard, 1924)
References
- Donnelly, 1984 Melanesobasis gen. nov., a new genus of Fijian damselflies: A possible link between the platycnemidid Lieftinckia and certain coenagrionids (Zygoptera). Odonatologica, 13, 89–105.
- Beatty, C. D. , van Gossum, H. , & Sherratt, T. N. (2007). Nesobasis species diversity and abundance: Notes on an endemic genus of the island group of Fiji (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica, 36, 13–26.
- Donnelly, T. W. (1990). The Fijian genus Nesobasis Part 1: Species of Viti Levu, Ovalau, and Kadavu (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 17, 87–117.
- Van Gossum, H. , Beatty, C. D. , Tokota'a, M. , & Sherratt, T. N. (2008). The Fijian Nesobasis: A further examination of species diversity and abundance (Odonata: Zygoptera). Odonatologica, 37, 235–245.
- GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility retrieved 29 September 2022)
External links
Data related to Melanesobasis at Wikispecies
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