Biology:Ceriagrion coromandelianum

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Ceriagrion coromandelianum
Ceriagrion coromandelianum male, Burdwan, West Bengal, India 09 07 2013.jpg
male
Ceriagrion coromandelianum, Burdwan, West Bengal, India 23 09 2012 (1).JPG
female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Ceriagrion
Species:
C. coromandelianum
Binomial name
Ceriagrion coromandelianum
(Fabricius, 1798)

Ceriagrion coromandelianum[2] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. it is commonly known as coromandel marsh dart[3][4] and yellow waxtail. This species can be found in South Asian countries such as: India , Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal.[1][5]

Description and habitat

It is a medium sized damselfly with yellowish green eyes. Its thorax is olive green above and yellowish green on the sides. Its abdomen is yellow. Its anal appendages are citron-yellow or ochreous, the inferiors tipped with black. The superiors are sub-quadrate as seen from above, with the corners gently rounded. The inferiors are sloped strongly upwards, broad at base, then tapering rapidly to an acute point. Female is more robust and dull colored. Its thorax is more greenish and abdomen is golden yellow to brown.[6]

It breeds in weedy ponds, ditches, and rice fields.[6][7][8][3][4]

Ceriagrion coromandelianum damselfly infested with Hydracarina mites

See also

  • List of odonates of India
  • List of odonates of Sri Lanka
  • List of odonata of Kerala

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dow, R.A. (2009). "Ceriagrion coromandelianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T163724A5641903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163724A5641903.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163724/5641903. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Ceriagrion coromandelianum Fabricius, 1798". India Biodiversity Portal. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/226823. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Ceriagrion coromandelianum Fabricius, 1798". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/192/Ceriagrion-coromandelianum. 
  5. 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. 153–154. ISBN 9788181714954. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 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. 315–316. https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata1. 
  7. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. pp. 491. http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf. 
  8. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide. http://www.ias.ac.in/Publications/Overview/Dragonflies. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1886528 entry