Euphaea cardinalis

Euphaea cardinalis
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Euphaeidae
Genus: Euphaea
Species: E. cardinalis
Binomial name
Euphaea cardinalis
(Fraser, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Indophaea cardinalis (Fraser, 1924)
  • Pseudophaea cardinalis Fraser, 1924

Euphaea cardinalis,[2][1] Travancore torrent dart,[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Euphaeidae.[1]

This species was considered endemic to the Western Ghats (Fraser,1934) and it was known to occur only in south of the Palghat Gap.[5] But it was collected from Assam in 1979 (Mitra 2002). This suggests either the current knowledge on its distributional pattern is fairly incomplete or the ones collected from Assam are distinct sub-populations (or subspecies).[1]

They breed in hill streams and usually find perched on boulders and riparian vegetation of streams.[1][6][5][7][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kakkasery, F. & Mitra, A. (2010). "Euphaea cardinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T175194A7120246. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  3. 1 2 "Euphaea cardinalis Fraser, 1924". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  4. 1 2 "Euphaea cardinalis Fraser, 1924". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India with Special Remarks on the Genera Macromia and Idionyx and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. Records of the Indian Museum.
  7. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.

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