Idionyx galeatus
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Idionyx galeatus[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Kodagu district, South Canara, Wayanad and Nilgiris in Western Ghats of India.[3][1]
Description and habitat[edit]
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with emerald-green eyes. Its thorax is metallic green with a golden reflex. There is no humeral stripe; but an oblique citron-yellow stripe bordering the antero-lateral suture, and a similar stripe on the lower posterior border of metepimeron. Beneath the side is blackish, striped with yellow. Abdomen is black. The borders of segment 2 ventrally yellow, and also a narrow incomplete annule on the apical border. Anal appendages are black.[4]
The male is easily distinguished by the shape of its anal appendages, and the female by the unique shape of its vesicle.[4]
Fraser (1936) states that most of the specimens were observed flying quite low over coffee bushes or along the borders of ferny banks.[4][5] The species is usually found flying over torrent streams and open forest patches on mountain tops. They fly in short circles close to ground during early mornings and late evenings.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Kakkasery, F. (2011). "Idionyx galeata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T175163A7115903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175163A7115903.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ 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. 262–263. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ a b c d C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 226-227.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 517–519.
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