Merogomphus tamaracherriensis
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| Species: | M. tamaracherriensis
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| Merogomphus tamaracherriensis Fraser, 1931
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Merogomphus tamaracherriensis[1] is a species of large dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to the forest streams of Western Ghats of India.[2][3][4][5]
Fraser described this dragonfly as a race or subspecies of Merogomphus longistigma in 1931. He differentiated it from M. longistigma longistigma by the colour of the occiput and abdominal markings, as well as by its smaller size. The occiput entirely black here whereas greenish yellow in M. longistigrna longistigma. The mid-dorsal spot on segment 3 is isolated, and entirely absent on segments 4 to 6. There is a narrow mid-dorsal stripe in segment 3 to 6 in M. longistigrna longistigma.[4][5]
As advised by D. E. Kimmins, Fraser revised this species in 1953. He figured out that the anal appendages differ rather widely from those of M. longistigma. The anal appendages of M. longistigma are decidedly depressed for the distal half and the apices turn sharply upwards. In M. tamaracherriensis, the base slopes sharply away on the inner side so that the fenestra is diamond-shaped.[1]
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References
- ^ a b F. C., Fraser (1953). "Notes On The Family Gomphidae With Descriptions Of A New Species And The Female Of Another (Order Odonata)". Proc. R. ent. Soc. London. 22: 191–192.
- ^ "Merogomphus tamaracherriensis Fraser, 1931". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ^ 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. p. 237. 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. p. 313.
- ^ a b C FC Lt. Fraser (1931). Additions to the Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India, with Descriptions of Nine New Species (PDF). p. 460.
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