Prevalence of leg regeneration in damselflies reevaluated: A case study in Coenagrionidae

Factors Influencing the Distribution of Endemic Damselflies in Vanuatu

“…Ecologically, it appears that the genus Vanuatubasis displays a very narrow niche compared to other endemic genera of the South Pacific such as Nesobasis Selys and Megalagrion McLachlan [54,55]. Vanuatubasis inhabit nearly identical streams across the islands sampled here and appear to be highly endemic [15]. While some variation exists in the habitats Vanuatubasis occupies, they are generally found in lotic streams ranging from 7-10 m wide and 0.2-0.5 m deep.…”

“…Ecologically, it appears that the genus Vanuatubasis displays a very narrow niche compared to other endemic genera of the South Pacific such as Nesobasis Selys and Megalagrion McLachlan [54,55]. Vanuatubasis inhabit nearly identical streams across the islands sampled here and appear to be highly endemic [15].…”

“…Vanuatubasis is only beginning to be understood in terms of its diversity, distribution, and natural history [10,14,15]. All species of Vanuatubasis are single island endemics, often found on a small portion of a single island.…”

“…Additional work suggests there are several new species awaiting formal description [10]. All species described and awaiting formal description appear to be endemic to a single island [15]. All species appear to share similar ecologies, yet the genus lacks documentation of ecological factors that could predict their distribution.…”

Revision of Vanuatubasis Ober & Staniczek, 2009 (Odonata, Coenagrionidae), with description of seven new species

“… Vanuatubasis is just beginning to be understood in terms of diversity and natural history ( Marinov et al 2019 ; Saxton et al 2020 , 2021 ). Previous work suggests that Vanuatubasis requires alkaline streams and there have been several records of spider-feeding ( Marinov et al 2019 ; Saxton et al 2021 ).…”