ORTHETRUM JULIA FALSUM LONGFIELD 1955, NEW TO THE DRAGONFLY FAUNA OF YEMEN AND THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (ANISOPTERA: LIBELLULIDAE)

Abstract Orthetrum julia (Kirby 1900), subspecies falsum Longfield 1955, is reported for the first time from Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula (1 male, Wadi al-Ahjar, 15°27'53″N 43°52'32″E). The specimen is described and compared with specimens from Africa; taxonomically relevant structures are figured. The total number of species known from Yemen is raised to 37, from the Arabian Peninsula to 61.