Podolestes atomarius Lieftinck, 1950

Dow, Rory A. & Ngiam, In. W. J., 2019, A new species of Podolestes Selys, 1862 from peat swamp forest in Sarawak (Odonata: Zygoptera: Argiolestidae), Zootaxa 4586 (3), pp. 505-516 : 506

Podolestes atomarius Lieftinck, 1950 .

( Figs 1, 3 , 5, 7 , 9, 10 , 13, 14 , 17, 18 , 21, 22 , 29, 31 , 33, 34 , 37, 39 , 41 )

Material used for illustrations. All from Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia: 1 ♀ (KAL12_MEG38; RMNH.INS.506731), Sebangau, 21 vi 2012, in RMNH; 1 ♂ (KAL12_MEG1; RMNH.INS.506738), Begantung, 23.vi.2012, in RMNH; 1 ♂ (KAL12_MEG28), Bereng Rambang, 1 vii 2012, in coll. Dow.

Remarks. Lieftinck’s (1950) original description of this species needs little improvement (but see the remarks after the description of P. parvus ), but a full set of illustrations of both sexes is provided here to facilitate comparison between this species and P. parvus sp. nov. The distribution of P. atomarius is shown in Fig. 41 .

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FIGURE 41. Distribution of Podolestes species. Yellow circles: P. atomarius; red squares: P. parvus.

FIGURES 1–4. Podolestes species males, head. P. atomarius (KAL12_MEG28): (1) dorsal; (3) frontal. P. parvus sp. nov. holotype: (2) dorsal; (4) dorsal-frontal.

FIGURES 5–8. Podolestes species females, head. P. atomarius (KAL12_MEG38): (5) dorsal; (7) frontal. P. parvus sp. nov. paratype (SAR15_ARG4): (6) dorsal; (8) frontal.

FIGURES 9–12. Podolestes species, prothorax dorsal view. P. atomarius: (9) male (KAL12_MEG28); (10) female (KAL12_MEG38). P. parvus sp. nov. (11) holotype; (12) female paratype (SAR15_ARG4).

FIGURES 13–16. Podolestes species, prothorax lateral view. P. atomarius: (13) male (KAL12_MEG28); (14) female (KAL12_MEG38). P. parvus sp. nov. (15) holotype; (16) female paratype (SAR15_ARG4).

FIGURES 17–20. Podolestes species, synthorax dorsal view. P. atomarius: (17) male (KAL12_MEG28); (18) female (KAL12_MEG38). P. parvus sp. nov. (19) holotype; (20) female paratype (SAR15_ARG4).

FIGURES 21–24. Podolestes species, synthorax lateral view. P. atomarius: (21) male (KAL12_MEG28); (22) female (KAL12_MEG38). P. parvus sp. nov. (23) holotype; (24) female paratype (SAR15_ARG4).

FIGURES 29–32. Genital ligula of Podolestes species. P. atomarius (KAL12_MEG1): (29) ventral; (31) lateral. P. parvus sp. nov. holotype: (30) ventral; (32) lateral. All scale bars 0.2mm.

FIGURES 33–36. Podolestes species, markings of terminal abdominal segments, dorsal view. P. atomarius: (33) male (KAL12_MEG28); (34) female (KAL12_MEG38). P. parvus sp. nov. (35) holotype; (36) female paratype (SAR15_ARG4).

FIGURES 37–40. Anal appendages of Podolestes species males. P. atomarius (KAL12_MEG2): (37) dorsal; (39) lateral. P. parvus sp. nov. holotype: (38) dorsal; (40) lateral. All scale bars 0.5mm.