MelanesobasisDonnelly, 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. 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).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.
Species The Global Biodiversity Information FacilityGBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility retrieved 29 September 2022) 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)
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