Odonatological Abstract Service published by the INTERNATIONAL DRAGONFLY FUND (IDF) Editor: Martin Schorr, Schulstr. 7B, D-54314 Zerf, Germany. Tel. ++49 (0)6587 1025; E-mail: [email protected] Published in Zerf, Germany ISSN 1438-0269 on specimens held at Museums in Australia, Belgium and 2017 Germany. Altogether 487 specimens of 31 species from Timor were examined. These include: a recent collection from Timor- 16603. Schneider, T.; Schneider, E.; Ikemeyer, D.; Seiden- Leste of 148 specimens (25 species) at the Australian Museum busch, R.; Müller, O. (2017): Description of last instar larva Sydney, an historic collection from West Timor consisting of of Gomphus kinzelbachi Schneider, 1984 and new aspects on 338 specimens (20 species) of the ex-collection Eugène Le distribution and habitats in Iran (Odonata: Gomphinae). Zoo- Moult, stored at the Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de taxa 4365(4): 455-466. (in English) ["G. kinzelbachi was de- Belgique in Brussels, and a single specimen from West Timor scribed on the basis of a single teneral male captured by B. of the Coll. Ris stored at the Senckenberg Naturmuseum Frank- L. Sage on the Alwand River in eastern Iraq. A detailed re- furt, Germany. The following nine species are reported from description of the male and description of the female were Timor for the first time: Agriocnemis pygmaea, Austroallagma published recently. However, the larva of the species has re- sagittiferum, Ischnura heterosticta, Xiphiagrion cyanomelas, mained unknown so far. In late April 2017 two of the authors Crocothemis servilia, Neurothemis ramburii, Orthetrum pruino- (ES & TS) discovered freshly emerged G. kinzelbachi, some of sum cf. schneideri, Potamarcha congener and Zyxomma ob- them still on their exuviae, on the upper part of the Zoreh River tusum. The female of Anax georgius is described and illustrat- in southwest Iran (Khuzestãn). Larvae ready to emerge were ed. An illustrated key to the Anax species of the Lesser Sunda observed leaving the water and climbing reed stalks. The de- Islands is given and specimens from the Lesser Sunda Islands velopment from last instar larvae to freshly emerged G. kinzel- formerly identified as Anax gibbosulus are considered to be bachi was observed, some until maiden flight. Five exuviae A. panybeus. Some characters of the O. pruinosum taxa group and two freshly emerged males were collected for further of species, Tramea stenoloba and female Z. obtusum are dis- identification and description. Male and female exuviae of G. cussed. Figures of the male appendages and genital ligulae kinzelbachi are described and compared with exuviae of G. of A. sagittiferum, Aciagrion fragile and X. cyanomelas are pro- schneiderii Selys, 1850, from Mazandarãn province in Iran. vided, as well as figures of the male secondary genitalia, ap- Furthermore, a key is provided to determine the exuviae of four pendages and the penis of Trithemis lilacina and the male ap- Iranian species belonging to the subfamily Gomphinae: Gom- pendages of Epophthalmia vittigera. A preliminary checklist phus kinzelbachi, G. schneiderii, Stylurus ubadschii (Schmidt, for Timor including 36 species is given." (Authors)] Address: 1953), and Anormogomphus kiritshenkoi Bartenev, 1913. In Seehausen, M., Museum Wiesbaden, Naturhistorische Samm- addition, the eastern Mediterranean Gomphus davidi Selys, lungen, Friedrich Ebert Allee 2, 65185 Wiesbaden, Ger- 1887, is included in the comparison, because it seems to be many. E-mail: [email protected] the sister species of G. kinzelbachi. During the trips to Iran in 2017 eight new populations of G. kinzelbachi on different 16605. Seehausen, M. (2017): Indolestes lafaeci sp. nov. (Odo- stretches of the river systems of Marun, Zoreh, Dalaki, Al- nata: Lestidae) from Timor, with comparisons to related spe- wand, and Abi Zinkan were detected, enlarging the known cies. Zootaxa 4244(1): 79-90. (in English) ["I. lafaeci sp. nov. range and habitat requirements significantly. The flight period is described and illustrated (holotype ♂: vi.1929, Soe, South of G. kinzelbachi in Iran is also discussed." (Authors)] Address: Central Timor Regency, West Timor, Indonesia, ex.-Coll. Le Schneider, T., Arnold–Knoblauch–Ring 76, 14109 Berlin–Wann- Moult; deposited at the Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles see, Germany. E-mail: [email protected] de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium). Indolestes insularis comb. nov. is proposed. For comparison, illustrations of the head, 16604. Seehausen, M. (2017): Survey of Odonata from Timor synthorax, male anal appendages and genital ligula as well Island, with description of the female of Anax georgius (Odo- as of the ovipositor of I. bellax, I. gracilis and I. insularis are nata: Aeshnidae). Faunistic Studies in SE Asian and Pacific given." (Author)] Address: Seehausen, M., Museum Wiesba- Island Odonata 20: 1-34. (in English) ["The survey is based den, Naturhistorische Sammlungen, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, Odonatological Abstract Service 50 (August 2021) - page 1 65185 Wiesbaden, Germany. E-mail: malte.seehausen@- However, species number was highest in the main channel. museum-wiesbaden.de For macrophytes, quantity, number of taxa and growth forms and diversity were lower in the permanently compared to the 16606. Seehausen, M.; Theischinger, G. (2017): Nososticta periodically connected oxbow lake. In conclusion, the re-con- impercepta sp. nov. (Odonata: Platycnemididae) from Timor, nection of oxbow lakes to main channels can be an important with a key to the Sundaic species. Zootaxa 4250(3): 262-274. measure for native species conservation, especially macroin- (in English) ["N. impercepta sp. nov. is described and illustrated vertebrates, and hence for the implementation of the Water (holotype ♂: 28.vi.1911, Niki-Niki [South Central Timor Regen- Framework Directive." (Authors)] Address: Seidel, M., Univ. cy], Timor, Indonesia, C.B. Haniel leg., Coll. Ris, No. 2477; Appl. Sci. Magdeburg-Stendal, Breitscheidstraße 2, Dept of deposited at the Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Senck- Water & Waste Management, 39114 Magdeburg, Germany. enberg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany). An illustrated key for E-mail: [email protected] the species of Nososticta known from the Lesser Sunda Is- lands is given. The occurrence of N. selysi in Timor is consid- 16609. Shahzad, A.; Hamdani, H.R.; Aizaz, A. (2017): In- ered to be doubtful. Nososticta emphyla is newly recorded vestigation of corrugated wing in unsteady motion. Journal from Sumbawa Island." (Authors)] Address: Seehausen, M., of Applied Fluid Mechanics 10(3): 833-845. (in English) ["De- Museum Wiesbaden, Naturhistorische Sammlungen, Fried- layed stall is the most dominant lift enhancing factor in insect rich-Ebert-Allee 2, 65185 Wiesbaden, Germany. E-mail: flapping motion. Micro air vehicle operates at Reynolds number [email protected] 104-105; slightly higher than the insects’ Reynolds number (Re). In the present research, thefocus is to investigate “stall- 16607. Seehausen, M. (2017): Nomenclature and status of absent” phenomenon at Re representative of the micro air the Neurothemis tullia complex of species (Odonata: Libelluli- vehicles, the effect of spanwiseflow on the leading edge vor- dae). Odonatologica 46(1/2): 119-136. (in English) ["Continen- tex and also to study the effect of geometry variations on the tal and Javanese specimens of the N. tullia-group were studied aerodynamic performance of the wing in unsteady motion. with an emphasis on wing color pattern and structure of the Corrugated dragonfly airfoil with rectangular wing planform median process of the vesica spermalis. Continental N. tullia is used, however, with wing kinematics restricted to azimuth consists of two main variants: one well-known with a variable rotation only. Three-dimensionalfinitevolume method is used, white wing pruinescence and a dry season variant in which it through commercial software Fluent, to numerically solve time- is lacking. The type of Libellula equestris var. feralis represents dependent incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. Comput- a distinct Javanese species, thus N. feralis is raised from being ed results at Re 34000 and 100,000 reveal the same phenom- a subspecies of N. tullia to a full species. The variations of the enon of delayed stall, as observed in the case of insects. wings as well as the median process of the vesica spermalis of Furthermore, the performance of flat plate, profiled and cor- both species are illustrated."] Address: Seehausen, M., Museum rugated wing in a sweeping motion at a high angle of attack Wiesbaden, Naturhistorische Sammlungen, Friedrich-Ebert- is also compared." (Authors)] Address: Aizaz, A., Research Allee 2, 65185 Wiesbaden, Germany. E.mail: malte.seehausen- Centre for Modelling & Simulation, National Univ. Sci. & @museum-wiesbaden.de Tech., Pakistan. E-mail: [email protected] 16608. Seidel, M.; Voigt, M.; Langheinrich, U.; Hoge-Becker, 16610. Shapoval, N.A.; Shapoval, A.P (2017): Annotated A.; Gersberg, R.M.; Arévalo, J.R.; Lüderitz, V. (2017): Re-con- checklist of the dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) of the Kalinin- nection of oxbow lakes as an effective measure of river resto- grad region, north-western Russia. Ukrainian Journal of Ecol- ration. Clean. SoilAirWater 45(3). 1600211: (in English) ["Six ogy 7(4): 157-168. (in English) ["The first comprehensive years after re-connection of an oxbow lake from periodically surveys on Odonata were made more than 100 years ago, to permanently connected to the main