Indosticta
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| Species: | I. deccanensis
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| Indosticta deccanensis (Laidlaw, 1915)
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Indosticta deccanensis,[2][3] saffron reedtail[4][3] is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India.[1]
This species was previously placed in the genus Platysticta, but recent phylogenetic studies has revealed that the genus Platysticta is actually confined to Sri Lanka. For the South Indian species, formerly known as Platysticta deccanensis, morphological and molecular analyses demonstrated that it does not belong to the Sri Lankan clade and a new genus Indosticta is erected to accommodate it.[5][3]
It is known to occur close to Myristica swamps in a few places in Kerala. Fraser described it from the Kingdom of Cochin.[6] Recent studies have found populations of this species in Kodaku too.[1] Commonly found resting on fern in dark shady spots in forests. It is a shade loving damselfly with brick-red thorax and dark reddish-brown abdomen. The red thorax and the blue identification marks are very conspicuous. The flight is short and weak. Although very local, it is locally uncommon where we find them.[1][6][7][4][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Platysticta deccanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T175200A7121240. 2011. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
{{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ a b c d "Indosticta deccanensis Laidlaw, 1915". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ a b "Platysticta deccanensis Laidlaw, 1915". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ "Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of the Platystictidae of Sri Lanka (Insecta: Odonata)". Zootaxa. 4182 (1): 1–80. 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
{{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ^ 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.
- ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
External links
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