Megalogomphus superbus
| Megalogomphus superbus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Megalogomphus |
| Species: | M. superbus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalogomphus superbus Fraser, 1931 | |
Megalogomphus superbus, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae.[2] It is known only from the Western Ghats of India.[3] This dragonfly perches on twigs, shrubs, and boulders in hill streams. It breeds in fast flowing forested hill streams.[1][4][5]
See also
References
- 1 2 Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "Megalogomphus superbus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T175188A7119228. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ↑ 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. p. 234. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ↑ 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. pp. 300–302.
- ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1931). Additions to the Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India, with Descriptions of Nine New Species (PDF). pp. 460–463.
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