Rediscovery of Libellulosoma minutum in the littoral forests of southeast Madagascar (Odonata: Corduliidae)

After a period of 109 years without detection, we can here confirm the rediscovery
of Libellulosoma minutum Martin, 1907, in the southeast of Madagascar. Previously known
only from historical collections with vague locality data, five individual males were observed
in and around the littoral forest fragments of Sainte Luce between 2016–2017. These obser-
vations represent the first reported sightings of this ‘Data Deficient’ (IUCN) species in the
wild since René Martin first described it in 1907. Although we cannot be certain Sainte Luce
represents the type locality for the species, it must be considered an important area for future
monitoring and conservation. A crucial correction is provided regarding the species name.