Biology:Davidioides martini
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| from Thattekkad, Kerala | |
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| Genus: | Davidioides
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| Species: | D. martini
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| Davidioides martini Fraser, 1924
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Davidioides martini,[2] Syrandiri clubtail,[1] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India .[3][1]
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with thorax black on dorsum, and yellow on the sides. There is a slightly oblique ante-humeral stripe and two narrow parallel black stripes on the sutures enclosing an equally narrow yellow line. Abdomen is black, marked with yellow. Segment 1 has a large spot on the dorsum and the sides. Segment 2 has a mid-dorsal spot. Segment 3 to 7 have basal rings, narrow on 3 to 6, occupying the basal half on segment 7. Segment 8 to 10 are unmarked. Anal appendages are yellow, black on the base.[4][5][6][7]
This species is found in banks of montane forest streams where it breeds.[6]
See also
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sharma, G. (2010). "Davidioides martini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T169121A6569873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T169121A6569873.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169121/6569873. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ 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. 215–216. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide. https://www.ias.ac.in/Publications/Overview/Dragonflies.
- ↑ "Davidioides martini Fraser, 1924". https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/226989.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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. 227-228. https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata2.
- ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. pp. 472–473. http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf.
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