| Aciagrion approximans | |
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| A. a. approximans | |
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| A. a. krishna | |
Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/AciagrionA. approximans
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| Template:Taxonomy/AciagrionAciagrion approximans (Selys, 1876)
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Selys, 1876
Laidlaw, 1919
Fraser, 1919
Fraser, 1921 | |
Aciagrion approximans,[2] Indian violet dartlet,[3] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in east[1][4] and south[5][3][4] of India. The range extends to Thailand, China and Cambodia.[5][3][4]
Subspecies
Fraser considered the specimen found in northeast as Aciagrion approximans and in south as Aciargion hisopa race krishna.[6][5] A recent study revealed that the subspecies krishna found in south is not conspecific with A. hisopa and found to be very close to A. approximans found in northeast; but differing at the level of subspecies.[4][3]
- Aciagrion approximans approximans (Northeast India)[3]
- Aciagrion approximans krishna (Western Ghats)[7]
Description and habitat
It is a small, slim, slender damselfly with violet and black colors. Its thorax is black with lateral violet stripes. Segments 2 to 7 of the abdomen are black on dorsum and violet in the ventral half. Segments 8 and 9 are violet without any marks. Segment 10 is black on dorsum. The lower half of segment 8 is marked with black in A. a. krishna. Female is similar to the male; but paler in colors. Segments 8 and 9 are black and 10 is blue on dorsum.[5][4]
It breeds in ponds, lakes or in slow moving streams.[5][4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sharma, G. (2010). "Aciagrion approximans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167347A6332229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167347A6332229.en.
- ↑ Template:World Odonata List
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Aciagrion approximans Selys, 1876 – Indian Violet Dartlet". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Shantanu Shrikant Joshi; Oleg Kosterin; Krushnamegh Kunte (2016). "New status for Fraser's forgotten Aciagrion approximans krishna, stat. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae) from theWestern Ghats of India". International Journal of Odonatology. 19 (1–2): 41–51. doi:10.1080/13887890.2016.1166463. S2CID 89121135. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 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. 340–342.
- ↑ Fraser, F C (1921). "A list of dragonflies from Mahabaleshwar". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 27: 543.
- ↑ 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. 130–131. ISBN 9788181714954.
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