Onychogomphus striatus

Onychogomphus striatus
from Thattekkad, Kerala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Onychogomphus
Species: O. striatus
Binomial name
Onychogomphus striatus
Fraser,1924

Onychogomphus striatus[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to the streams of Western Ghats of India. Reports from Nepal requires further studies.[3]

No information available on the habitat or ecology of this species, but it is likely to breed in rocky forest streams, as do many of its congeners.[4][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Dow, R.A. (2009). "Onychogomphus striatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T163644A5628959. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  2. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  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. p. 249. ISBN 9788181714954.
  4. 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. 249–250.


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