Pseudagrion rubriceps

Saffron-faced blue dart
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Pseudagrion
Species: P. rubriceps
Binomial name
Pseudagrion rubriceps
(Selys, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Pseudagrion flavifrons Needham & Gyger, 1939
  • Archibasis ceylonica Kirby, 1891

Pseudagrion rubriceps,[2][1] saffron-faced blue dart,[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in many tropical Asian countries.[1]

The male is easily distinguished from all other Pseudagrion species by the brilliant reddish-orange face, from which it derives its name. Widely distributed throughout the plains and submontane areas. It breeds in open streams and ponds.[1][5][6][3][4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies recognized.[7]

  • Pseudagrion rubriceps ceylonicum - Endemic to Sri Lanka
  • Pseudagrion rubriceps rubriceps - Other Asian countries.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pal, M. (2011). "Pseudagrion rubriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T167385A6339532. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  3. 1 2 "Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  4. 1 2 "Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  5. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulletin2009/2009nis209-214.pdf
  8. ↑ https://www.gbif.org/species/1422910

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