Protosticta antelopoides,[2][1] the spiny reedtail,[3] is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India.[1][4]
| Protosticta antelopoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platystictidae |
| Genus: | Protosticta |
| Species: | P. antelopoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Protosticta antelopoides Fraser, 1931
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Description and habitat edit
It is a large slender damselfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is bluish-black on dorsum and sides are pale blue with a black stripe on the hinder border of the mesepimeron. Abdomen is black with pale yellow on the lower parts of sides. Segments 3 to 6 to have narrow yellow basal rings. Remaining segments are unmarked. It is bigger than any other known species of this genus. Female is similar to the male.[5][6][7][8]
It is known to occur in Munnar, Idukki district and Kozhikode district of the Kerala. It is restricted to hill streams with good riparian forest cover.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "Protosticta antelopoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T175202A7121539. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175202A7121539.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
- ^ David V. Raju, Kiran C. G. (2013). കേരളത്തിലെ തുമ്പികൾ [Dragonflies and Damselflies of Kerala] (in Malayalam). Kottayam, Kerala, India: Tropical Institute of Ecological Sciences.
- ^ 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. 52. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ a b 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. pp. 107-109.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1931). Additions to the Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India, with Descriptions of Nine New Species (PDF). pp. 467–468.
- ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
- ^ "Protosticta antelopoides Fraser, 1931". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
External links edit
Data related to Protosticta antelopoides at Wikispecies