Bradinopyga Explained

Bradinopyga is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It contains the following species:

• Bradinopyga cornuta – horned rock-dweller^[1]
• Bradinopyga geminata – granite ghost^[2]
• Bradinopyga konkanensis – Konkan rockdweller^[3]
• Bradinopyga strachani – red rock-dweller^[4]

The name is derived from Aeolic Greek bradinos (=rhadinos) meaning slender or pliable and Greek pyge for rump or buttock.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Clausnitzer, V. . Suhling, F. . 2016 . Bradinopyga cornuta . 2016 . e.T59824A84506981 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59824A84506981.en . 11 November 2021.
2. Book: Subramanian, K. A.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India. 2005.
3. Joshi . S. . Sawant . D. . Description of Bradinopyga konkanensis sp. nov. (Odonata: Anisoptera: Libellulidae) from the coastal region of Maharashtra, India . Zootaxa . 2020 . 4779 . 1 . 065–078 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4779.1.4 . 33055799 . 23 July 2020.
4. Clausnitzer, V. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . 2016 . Bradinopyga strachani . 2016 . e.T59825A84507333 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59825A84507333.en . 11 November 2021.
5. Book: A source-book of biological names and terms. Jaeger, Edmund C. . 1944. Charles C. Thomas . 34 .