Paragomphus lineatus

Paragomphus lineatus
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Paragomphus
Species: P. lineatus
Binomial name
Paragomphus lineatus
(Selys, 1850)

Paragomphus lineatus,[2] Lined hooktail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is a widespread species; recorded from India to Turkey.[1][3]

It is a black and yellow dragonfly with bluish grey eyes. Its 8 and 9 segments of the abdomen have wide dilatations at their sides. Its anal appendages are hood-shaped. It is commonly found near streams, rivers, ponds and lakes where it breeds.[4][5][6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Clausnitzer, V. (2009). "Paragomphus lineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T158710A5271177. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  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. 250–251. ISBN 9788181714954.
  4. ↑ "Paragomphus lineatus Selys, 1850". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  5. ↑ 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. 230–234.
  6. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 477.
  7. ↑ Paul, Shaun; K. Kakkassery, Francy (2013). "Taxonomic and Diversity Studies on Odonate Nymphs by Using Their Exuviae" (PDF). 1 (4): 47–53.
  8. ↑ "Paragomphus lineatus Selys, 1850". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-12.


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