Dragonfly named after BDS County Dragonfly Recorder Bill Budd

11/09/2020

Megalogomphus buddi: a Bornean species that breeds in fast flowing forest streams. Until recently it was treated as one and the same as Megalogomphus sumatranus; however, a recent taxonomic review by Dow and Price (2020)¹ M. buddi as a novel species based on variations in accessory genitalia. This new species is named after Bill Budd, in recognition of the significant contribution he has made to the study of Odonata. As well as acting as County Dragonfly Recorder for Surrey Bill has been a long standing volunteer at the Natural History Museum, looking after their precious dragonfly collection. We can’t think of anyone more deserving!

1. Dow, R.A. and Price, B.W. (2020) A review of Megalogomphus sumatranus (Krüger, 1899) and its allies in Sundaland with a description of a new species from Borneo (Odonata: Anisoptera: Gomphidae). Zootaxa 4845 (4): 487–508. https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4845.4.2

Image by Christopher Michel