Mortonagrion varralli

Mortonagrion varralli
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Mortonagrion
Species: M. varralli
Binomial name
Mortonagrion varralli
Fraser, 1920

Mortonagrion varralli,[2][1] the brown dartlet,[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, endemic to India.[1]

It is a small damselfly with ground-colour head and palest brown thorax without any black markings. The 8th segment of the abdomen has a broader pale sky-blue basal annule which extends apically on each side.[5][6][3][4]

The species is commonly found at sea-level or on the foothills of the Western Ghats. Similarly to species in the genus Copera, it prefers the dense undergrowth.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dow, R.A. (2009). "Mortonagrion varralli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T163778A5650197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163778A5650197.en. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  3. 1 2 "Mortonagrion varralli Fraser, 1920". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  4. 1 2 "Mortonagrion varralli Fraser, 1920". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  5. 1 2 C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis.
  6. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.

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