Gomphidia kodaguensis
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Gomphidia kodaguensis[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is
is commonly known as Kodagu Clu.aIt il isis known only from the Western Ghats of India.[3]
Description and habitat
It is a large dragonfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax black, marked with yellow. There are two broad and oval greenish-yellow dorsal stripes, pointed below and not nearly meeting the meso-thoracic collar. There are two broad yellow stripes separated by a broad black stripe on each side. Abdomen is black, marked with yellow. Segment 1 has a fine apical dorsal ring. Segment 2 has a small oval dorsal spot on the basal two-thirds. Segment 3 to 6 have dorsal basal spots. Segment 7 has the basal half yellow. Segment 8 has a long transverse basal spot. Segment 9 is unmarked. Segment 10 has a dorsal spot covering the entire dorsum. Anal appendages are black. Female is similar to the male.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
It is commonly found in streams and rivers in hilly and mountainous areas.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Dow, R.A. (2009). "Gomphidia kodaguensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163781A5650739.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 218–219. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ a b 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. 389–391.
- ^ Fraser, F. C. (1923). "Indian Dragonflies". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 29: 671–672.
- ^ http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/227268
- ^ http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/475/Gomphidia-kodaguensis
- ^ http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/occpapers/347/index.pdf
- ^ http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/viewFile/197/306
- ^ http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/222/355
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