Ictinogomphus rapax

Ictinogomphus rapax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Ictinogomphus
Species: I. rapax
Binomial name
Ictinogomphus rapax
(Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Ictinus mordax Selys, 1857
  • Ictinus praecox Selys, 1854
  • Ictinus vorax Rambur, 1842

Ictinogomphus rapax[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found throughout the Orient region.[1][3]

It's a large yellow and black colored dragonfly with bluish-grey eyes. Its thorax is black, marked with yellow or greenish-yellow stripes. Its abdomen is also black with bright yellow marks. There is a leaf like expansion in both sides of segment 8. This species usually perches on a bare twig facing the water, commonly found in ponds, tanks and rivers. It breeds in running and still water.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mitra, A (2010). "Ictinogomphus rapax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T167365A6334728. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  2. ↑ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  3. ↑ 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. 226–227. ISBN 9788181714954.
  4. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 373–329.



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