Burmagomphus laidlawi explained

Burmagomphus laidlawi is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is known only from the high altitude regions of Western Ghats of India.^[1]

Description and habitat

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is black, marked with greenish-yellow ante-humeral stripes. Sides are greenish-yellow, marked with two narrow black stripes. Wings are transparent, slightly tinted with yellow at bases. Abdomen is black, marked with yellow. Segment 1 and 2 have broad dorsal stripes, and its sides. Segment 3 has a mid-dorsal carina of yellow, and a large baso-lateral spot. Segment 4 to 6 have basal dorsal triangular spots and baso-lateral lunules. Segment 7 has a broad basal ring. Segment 8 is unmarked. Segment 9 has its apical half yellow. Segment 10 is unmarked. Analappendages are black. Female is similar to the male.

It breeds in montane forest streams and rivers.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

See also

• List of odonates of India
• List of odonata of Kerala

Notes and References

1. Book: K.A. . Subramanian . K.G. . Emiliyamma . R. . Babu . C. . Radhakrishnan . S.S. . Talmale . Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India . 2018 . Zoological Survey of India . 9788181714954. 206–207.
2. Book: C FC Lt. Fraser. Frederic Charles Fraser. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Taylor and Francis. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London. 1934. 220–222.
3. Book: C FC Lt. Fraser. Frederic Charles Fraser. A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. 1924. 475–476.
4. Web site: Burmagomphus laidlawi Fraser 1924 | Species. Indiabiodiversity.org. 16 November 2021.
5. Web site: Odonata (Insecta) diversity of southern Gujarat, India. Threatenedtaxa.org. 16 November 2021.
6. Web site: Endemic Odonates of India. PDF. R. Babu. K.A Subramanian. Spriya Nandy. Faunaofindia.nic.ing. 16 November 2021.