Biology:Protosticta anamalaica
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Short description: Species of insect
Protosticta anamalaica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Platystictidae |
Genus: | Protosticta |
Species: | P. anamalaica
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Binomial name | |
Protosticta anamalaica Sadasivan, Nair & Samuel, 2022
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Protosticta anamalaica, the Anamalai reedtail, is a species of insect in the suborder Zygoptera that is endemic to the Western Ghats mountain range region of India . P. anamalica typically lives in 950 meter (3116 feet) mid elevation semi-evergreen forest.[1] The species has several pale yellow stripes on its abdomen and a dark brown pterostigma. The species was described in the year 2022 by Sadasivan, Nair and Samuel.[2]
References
- ↑ George, Sarath Babu (2022-07-28). "Kerala’s damselfly checklist gets a new member" (in en-IN). The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-damselfly-checklist-gets-a-new-member/article65694326.ece.
- ↑ Pskhun (2022-08-02). "Species New to Science: [Entomology • 2022 Protosticta anamalaica • A New Species of Protosticta Selys, 1885 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from Western Ghats, India"]. https://novataxa.blogspot.com/2022/08/protosticta.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q114890791 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protosticta anamalaica.
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