Drepanosticta jurzitzai

Scientific name: Drepanosticta jurzitzai Hämäläinen, 1999

Family: Platystictidae

Thai name: แมลงปอเข็มร่มไม้เจอร์ซิทซ่า

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Few years ago, I go to Chantaburi to see odonates after reading Dr. Oleg's field note. There are many many species I saw. Forty species are recorded here. The last day in this province, I found an interesting unknown platystictid I never see before. I sent the photos to Dr. Matti and he said it's Drepanosticta jurzitzai which is described in 1999.

male

Male is metallic black with white stripe and minute blue dot on thorax. Wings are hyaline with yellow stigma. Abdomen is metallic black with bright blue patch on S8-10 dorsally. Female is not described officially. Female is similar to the male but the abdomen is stouter. S9 is a small blue patch on dorsum and S10 are blue dorsally.

female

This species are known only two national parks in Chantaburi, eastern Thailand. You can see it in March-July.