Mortonagrion varralli
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Mortonagrion varralli,[2][1] the brown dartlet,[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, endemic to India.[1][1][5]
Description and habitat
It is a small damselfly with ground-colour head and brown capped grey eyes. Its thorax is pale brown with a narrow antehumeral pale blue stripe, followed by pale blue at base. Abdomen is reddish-brown; 8th segment has a broader pale sky-blue basal annule which extends apically on each side. Female is similar to the male.[6][7][8][9][3][4]
The species is commonly found at sea-level or on the foothills of the Western Ghats. Similarly to species in the genus Copera, it prefers the dense undergrowth.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Dow, R.A. (2009). "Mortonagrion varralli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163778A5650197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163778A5650197.en.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
- ^ a b "Mortonagrion varralli Fraser, 1920". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ a b "Mortonagrion varralli Fraser, 1920". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ 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. 165–166. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ Fraser, F. C. (1920). "Some new Indian Dragonflies". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 27: 148. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 409–411.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 490.
- ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
External links
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