[Odonata-l] Is this a Lestes concinnus?

[Dijkstra, K.D.B.]

With the risk of sounding stupid, as I'm venturing outside my field of expertise: is this even a Lestes? The photo shows a lestid with closed wings held on one side of the body, demonstrating non-overlapping pterostigmas. This recalls Sympecma or something related. The markings also seem more in that direction than the Lestes I know. I'm not familiar with Asian Lestes at all, so just consider this a naive observation...

Cheers, KD

Klaas-Douwe "KD" B. Dijkstra
Research associate (Entomology)
National Museum of Natural History Naturalis
P.O. Box 9517, NL-2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands


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[mailto:odonata-l-bounces at listhost.ups.edu]Namens Yu Xin
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Onderwerp: [Odonata-l] Is this a Lestes concinnus?


Dear Keith,
   Nice to see you here. Lieftinck's paper is believable, then, I don't think this
species is one of the three (Lestes umbrinus, L. concinnus,and L. nodalis). Please
check the photos still at 'http://entomology.nankai.edu.cn/database/photos/photos-list.htm'
and pay more attention to the marks. I think their appendage's structure are
different, what do you think? Thanks. 




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