title: Description of two newCalicnemiafrom Vietnam and central Laos with notes on their congeners in Vietnam (Odonata: Platycnemididae).
abstract: Descriptions are given of two new species of Calicnemia: C. akahara sp. nov. from central and southern Vietnam and C. hamata sp. nov. from central Laos. C. soccifera Yu & Chen, 2013, and C. haksik Wilson & Reels, 2003, are recorded for the first time from Vietnam; C. uenoi Asahina, 1997, is redescribed with new illustrations provided of its anal appendages and genital ligula; and the occurrence of C. mortoni (Laidlaw, 1917) in Vietnam is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Entomology & Parasitology Lab., Center for Molecular Biology, Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, K7/25 Quang Trung, Da Nang, Vietnam.. pqtoan84@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Quoc Toan
authors.initials: QT
authors.lastname: Phan
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kompier
authors.forename: Haruki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karube
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007812:Laos; D063191:Odonata; D014744:Vietnam
keywords: Odonata, Platycnemididae, Calicnemia akahara sp. nov., Calicnemia hamata sp. nov., new species, Laos, Vietnam.