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A contribution to the Odonata fauna of Moala Island, Fiji. Part I: erection of three new species in genera Nesobasis Selys, 1891 and Nikoulabasis Ferguson et al., 2023 (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

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  • 1. Biosecurity Surveillance & Incursion Investigation Plant Health Team, Ministry for Primary Industries, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • 2. University of the South Pacific, Discipline of Biological and Chemical Sciences, School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean and Natural Sciences, Laucala Campus, Fiji & Wetlands Pasifika, Suva, Fiji

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Marinov, Milen, Rashni, Bindiya (2025): A contribution to the Odonata fauna of Moala Island, Fiji. Part I: erection of three new species in genera Nesobasis Selys, 1891 and Nikoulabasis Ferguson et al., 2023 (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Zootaxa 5637 (2): 292-310, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.4

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Publication: 10.1080/03014223.1990.10422587 (DOI)
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Publication: 10.1080/08120099508728209 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1017/S0266467407004373 (DOI)
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