Burmagomphus laidlawi

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Burmagomphus laidlawi
Burmagomphus laidlawi by Bala Chandran.jpg
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Gomphidae
Genus:
Burmagomphus
Species:
B. laidlawi
Binomial name
Burmagomphus laidlawi
Fraser, 1924

Burmagomphus laidlawi[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is known only from the high altitude regions of Western Ghats of India.[3][1]

Description and habitat[edit]

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is black, marked with greenish-yellow ante-humeral stripes. Sides are greenish-yellow, marked with two narrow black stripes. Wings are transparent, slightly tinted with yellow at bases. Abdomen is black, marked with yellow. Segment 1 and 2 have broad dorsal stripes, and its sides. Segment 3 has a mid-dorsal carina of yellow, and a large baso-lateral spot. Segment 4 to 6 have basal dorsal triangular spots and baso-lateral lunules. Segment 7 has a broad basal ring. Segment 8 is unmarked. Segment 9 has its apical half yellow. Segment 10 is unmarked. Anal appendages are black. Female is similar to the male.[4]

It breeds in montane forest streams and rivers.[4][5][6][7][8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kakkasery, F. (2011). "Burmagomphus laidlawi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T175185A7118964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175185A7118964.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Template:World Odonata List
  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. 206–207. ISBN 9788181714954.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 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. 220–222.
  5. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 475–476.
  6. ↑ "Burmagomphus laidlawi Fraser 1924 | Species". Indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Odonata (Insecta) diversity of southern Gujarat, India". Threatenedtaxa.org. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ↑ R. Babu; K.A Subramanian; Spriya Nandy. "Endemic Odonates of India" (PDF). Faunaofindia.nic.ing. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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