Dysphaea gloriosa : Fraser 1938

Dysphaea gloriosa Fraser, 1938 (Fig. 12c–d) Dysphaea gloriosa: Fraser (1938), pp. 197–198; Asahina (1969), p. 7, Fig. 10 [Specimens from Lam Dong, Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh Provinces; first record from Vietnam]; Asahina (1981), p. 6; Asahina (1985), pp. 29–31, Figs 29–34; Yokoi & Mitamura (1995), p. 7 (species list); Yokoi & Souphanthong (2005), p. 38 (species list); Do & Dang (2007), p. 33, distribution map; Sasamoto et al. (2011), p. 2 (species list); Zhang (2010), p. 25 (species list); Kosterin (2010), pp. 34–35, Figs 24–25; Kosterin (2014), p. 64, Fig. 34; Kosterin (2015), p. 29, Fig. 21a; Kosterin (2016), p. 22; Kosterin (2017), p. 19; Hämäläinen (2017), distribution map in Thailand. Materials examined. [Vietnam] 5♂ 2♀, Bhalee, Tay Giang District, Quang Nam Prov., 27.V.2015, Q.T. Phan leg. (PQTC); 2♂, Bhalee, Tay Giang District, Quang Nam Prov., 30.IV.2016, T. Kompier leg. (TKC); 1♂, Bhalee, Tay Giang District, Quang Nam Prov., 17.IX.2015, H. Karube leg. (KPM); 3♂, H’mun, Bar Maih, Chu Se District, Gia Lai Prov., 24.IV.2016, Q.T. Phan leg. (PQTC). Other materials confirmed by field observations. [Vietnam] 1♂, Ha Tinh Prov., 13.VI.2015, T. Kompier; Some individuals, Quang Binh Prov., IV, V, VI.2016, T. Kompier; Some individuals, Quang Tri Prov., V.2016, T. Kompier; Some individuals, Quang Nam Prov., IX.2015, IV, V, VI.2016, T. Kompier; Some individuals, Cat Tien National Park, Dong Nai Prov., VIII.2014, T. Kompier; 5 exs, 11.V.2017, Dong Nai Prov., T. Kompier; 6 exs, 14.V.2017, Thua Thien-Hue Prov., T. Kompier. Notes. Male of this species can be distinguished from all Dysphaea species by wings that are entirely reddish brown or brown, with somewhat darkened apices (Fig. 12c). Females of Dysphaea gloriosa have a complete large yellow loop on the mesepisternum (Fig. 12d). Distribution. Vietnam (Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Gia Lai, Lam Dong [Asahina 1969], Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh [Asahina 1969] Provinces), Laos (Oudomxai, Vientiane and Attapeu Provinces) (Yokoi & Mitamura 1995, Yokoi & Souphanthong 2005, Sasamoto et al. 2011), Cambodia (Koh Kong, Pursat, Preah Sihanouk, Stung Treng, Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri Provinces) (Kosterin 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Thailand (Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Ching Rai, Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Loei, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Rstchasima, Ubon Ratchathai, Kanchanaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Saraburi Provinces) (Hämäläinen 2017), China (Yunnan and Hainan Provinces) (Hämäläinen et al. 2015), India (Assam and Meghalaya) (Hämäläinen et al. 2015).Published as part of Phan, Quoc Toan, Kompier, Tom, Karube, Haruki & Hayashi, Fumio, 2018, A synopsis of the Euphaeidae (Odonata: Zygoptera) of Vietnam, with descriptions of two new species of Euphaea, pp. 151-190 in Zootaxa 4375 (2) on pages 168-169, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4375.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/115844