A new species of damselfly, Protosticta ponmudiensis (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from Ponmudi Hills in the Western Ghats of India

Journal of Threatened Taxa

S. Kalesh¹  Krushnamegh Kunte²  C.G. Kiran² 

[1] andIndian Foundation for Butterflies, C-703, Alpine Pyramid, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560097, India;Travancore Natural History Society, MBRRA-65, Jyothis, Mathrubhumi Road, Vanchiyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695035, India;

关键词: Biodiversity hotspots;    India;    Odonata;    Platystictidae;    Protosticta;    species description;    Western Ghats;    Zygoptera.;   

DOI  :  10.11609/JoTT.o4145.7146-51

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The genus Protosticta Selys, 1885 has 10 species reported from the Indian region, of which seven are known from the Western Ghats.  Here we report a new species, Protosticta ponmudiensis from the Ponmudi Hills, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, in the Agasthyamalai region of the southern Western Ghats.  The species is distinguished from other Protosticta based on its large size, bright green eyes, the broad dorsal stripe on the base of segment 7, and very distinct anal appendages.

 

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