Journal ArticleRevision of Vanuatubasis Ober &amp; Staniczek, 2009 (Odonata, Coenagrionidae), with description of seven new speciesSaxton, Natalie A; Marinov, Milen G; Bybee, Seth M<p><italic>Vanuatubasis</italic>Ober & Staniczek, 2009 is an endemic genus of damselfly found on the island archipelago of Vanuatu. Previously only three species were assigned to the genus. Here, all known species of<italic>Vanuatubasis</italic>are formally described and treated, including the association of females for known species. The following new congeners are also described:<italic>V. discontinua</italic><bold>sp. nov.</bold>,<italic>V. evelynae</italic><bold>sp. nov.</bold>,<italic>V. insularivorum</italic><bold>sp. nov.</bold>,<italic>V. kapularum</italic><bold>sp. nov.</bold>,<italic>V. nunggoli</italic><bold>sp. nov.</bold>,<italic>V. rhomboides</italic><bold>sp. nov.</bold>, and<italic>V. xanthochroa</italic><bold>sp. nov.</bold>from material collected across six different islands. An illustrated key to both males and females of all species within<italic>Vanuatubasis</italic>is provided as well as distributions for all known species.</p>MDPI2022-11-0910513492ZooKeys1128129 to 1691313-2989https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1128.897512002432National Science Foundation