Idionyx galeata
Idionyx galeata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Family: | Corduliidae |
Genus: | Idionyx |
Species: | I. galeata |
Binomial name | |
Idionyx galeata Fraser, 1924 | |
Idionyx galeata[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is known only from Kodugu, South Canara, Wayanad and Nilgiris in Western Ghats of India.[3] Idionyx species are difficult to capture, and generally impossible to identify without capture; so there has been a lack of expert sampling. Fraser (1936) states that most of the specimens were observed flying quite low over coffee bushes or along the borders of ferny banks.[1][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.[1] The male is easily distinguished by the shape of its anal appendages, and the female by the unique shape of its vesicle.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Kakkasery, F. (2011). "Idionyx galeata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T175163A7115903. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ↑ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 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.