Anaciaeschna donaldi

Anaciaeschna donaldi,[2] Donald's hawker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Western Ghats of India, Sri Lanka, and recently from Nepal.[3][4][1]

Donald's hawker

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Aeshnidae
Genus:
Anaciaeschna
Species:
A. donaldi
Binomial name
Anaciaeschna donaldi
Fraser, 1922

Description and habitat

Fraser described this species from specimens collected from Kodaikanal, Yercaud and Ooty. It flies at dusk and breeds in still water in the lakes. Its eyes are dark olivaceous brown, prothorax is dark brown, and thorax is maroon with apple green marks. Its abdomen is dark brown with apple green mark on first three segments and pale yellowish brown marks on the sides of segments four to seven.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. Mitra, A. (2010). "Anaciaeschna donaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T169114A6568548.
  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. p. 182. ISBN 9788181714954.
  4. Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
  5. F C, Fraser (1922). "Indian Dragonflies". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 28 (1–2): 482–483. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. F C, Fraser (1922). "Notes on new and rare Indian Dragonflies". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 28 (3–4): 699–700. Retrieved 3 October 2018.


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