Biology:Anaciaeschna donaldi

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Donald's hawker
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anaciaeschna
Species:
A. donaldi
Binomial name
Anaciaeschna donaldi
Fraser, 1922

Anaciaeschna donaldi,[2] Donald's hawker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Western Ghats of India , Sri Lanka, and recently from Nepal.[3][4][1]

Description and habitat

Fraser described this species from specimens collected from Kodaikanal, Yercaud and Ooty. It flies at dusk and breeds in still water in the lakes. Its eyes are dark olivaceous brown, prothorax is dark brown, and thorax is maroon with apple green marks. Its abdomen is dark brown with apple green mark on first three segments and pale yellowish brown marks on the sides of segments four to seven.[5][6]

See also

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mitra, A. (2010). "Anaciaeschna donaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T169114A6568548. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169114/6568548. 
  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. 182. ISBN 9788181714954. 
  4. Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
  5. F C, Fraser (1922). "Indian Dragonflies". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 28 (1–2): 482–483. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30113067#page/626/mode/1up. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 
  6. F C, Fraser (1922). "Notes on new and rare Indian Dragonflies". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 28 (3–4): 699–700. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/214677#page/215/mode/1up. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 

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