Davidioides martini explained

Davidioides martini,^[1] Syrandiri clubtail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India.^[2]

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-humeralstripe 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.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

This species is found in banks of montane forest streams where it breeds.^[5]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Odonata List. Slater Museum of Natural History. 2018-10-02. 2021-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202416/https://www2.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. dead.
2. 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. 215–216.
3. Book: Subramanian, K. A.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide. 2005.
4. Web site: Davidioides martini Fraser, 1924 . India Biodiversity Portal . 4 October 2018.
5. 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. 227-228.
6. 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. 472–473.