Melligomphus acinaces
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| Onychogomphus acinaces Laidlaw, 1922
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Onychogomphus acinaces[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to the streams of Western Ghats of India.[1][3]
It can be distinguished from all other species of this genus by its yellow, very short and conical shaped anal appendages.[4][5][6][7]
See also
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References
- ^ a b "Onychogomphus acinaces". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T163645A5629088. 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ 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. 244–245. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ "Onychogomphus acinaces Laidlaw, 1922". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. II. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 280–282.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 477.
- ^ M. Rathod, Darshana; Parasharya, B.M.; Talmale, S.S. (2016). "Odonata (Insecta) diversity of southern Gujarat, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 8 (11): 9339–9349.
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