Biology:Idionyx gomantakensis
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
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| Idionyx gomantakensis Subramanian, Rangnekar & Naik, 2013
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Idionyx gomantakensis,[1] commonly known as Goan shadow dancer,[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India .[3]
This species was first sighted at Collem, Goa by Parag Rangnekar and Rohan Naik during a survey of dragonflies conducted by them under the banner of the Mineral Foundation of Goa, and supported by the Department of Science and Technology.[4]
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This new species can be differentiated from other species of Idionyx by long and slender cerci and epiproct, absence of teeth in the basal half of the cerci, and a tuft of golden hairs at the end of the lateral lobes of the epiproct.[5]
See also
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
References
- ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ Das, Arti (2018-11-03). "Did you know Goa has its own shadow dancer?". DownToEarth. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/did-you-know-goa-has-its-own-shadow-dancer--62001.
- ↑ 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. 264–265. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ↑ "New dragonfly species found". The Hindu. 2013-05-17. https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/new-dragonfly-species-found/article4723362.ece.
- ↑ KA, Subramanian; P, Rangnekar; R, Naik (2013). "Idionyx (Odonata: Corduliidae) of the Western Ghats with a description of a new species.". Zootaxa 3652 (2): 277–88. PMID 26269830.
Wikidata ☰ Q56885032 entry
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