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| name = Burmagomphus cauvericus |
| name = Burmagomphus cauvericus |
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| image = Burmagomphus cauvericus female |
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| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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==Description and habitat== |
==Description and habitat== |
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It is a medium-sized dragonfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is black, marked with greenish-yellow stripes. The upper humeral spot is usually absent. This species can be easily recognized by the anterior |
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is black, marked with greenish-yellow stripes. The upper humeral spot is usually absent. This species can be easily recognized by the anterior thoracic markings of ''[[Burmagomphus laidlawi]]'' with the lateral thoracic markings of ''[[Burmagomphus pyramidalis]]''.<ref name=Fraser>{{cite book|author=C FC Lt. Fraser|author-link=Frederic Charles Fraser|title=The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II|publisher=Taylor and Francis|location=Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London|year=1934|pages=222–223|url=https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata2/page/n245}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Burmagomphus cauvericus[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It was earlier known only from the banks of Kaveri river in Kodagu district.[1][3] It is recently recorded from Kerala too.[4]
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is black, marked with greenish-yellow stripes. The upper humeral spot is usually absent. This species can be easily recognized by the anterior thoracic markings of Burmagomphus laidlawi with the lateral thoracic markings of Burmagomphus pyramidalis.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Kakkasery, F. (2011). "Burmagomphus cauvericus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T175150A7113920. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175150A7113920.en. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 206–207. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ "Burmagomphus cauvericus Fraser, 1926". Odonata of India, v. 1.57. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. 2022.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 222–223.