Biology:Ictinogomphus rapax

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Ictinogomphus rapax
Indian common clubtail (Ictinogomphus rapax) male 3.jpg
Male
Ictinogomphus rapax (cropped).jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Lindeniidae
Genus: Ictinogomphus
Species:
I. rapax
Binomial name
Ictinogomphus rapax
(Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Ictinus mordax Selys, 1857
  • Ictinus praecox Selys, 1854
  • Ictinus vorax Rambur, 1842

Ictinogomphus rapax,[2] the common clubtail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found throughout the Indomalayan region.[1][3]

Description and habitat

Flexibility of the abdomen

It is a large yellow and black colored dragonfly with bluish-grey eyes. The thorax is black, marked with yellow or greenish-yellow stripes. The abdomen is also black with bright yellow marks. There is a leaf-like expansion in both sides of segment 8.[clarification needed][4]

This species usually perches on a bare twig facing the water, commonly found in ponds, tanks and rivers. It breeds in running and still water.[4]

See also

  • List of odonates of India

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mitra, A. (2010). "Ictinogomphus rapax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167365A6334728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167365A6334728.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167365/6334728. 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. 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. 226–227. 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. 373-329. https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1306419 entry