Protosticta antelopoides explained
Protosticta antelopoides, the spiny reedtail,[1] is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India.[2]
Description and habitat
It is a large slender damselfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is bluish-black on dorsum and sides are pale blue with a black stripe on the hinder border of the mesepimeron. Abdomen is black with pale yellow on the lower parts of sides. Segments 3 to 6 to have narrow yellow basal rings. Remaining segments are unmarked. It is bigger than any other known species of this genus. Female is similar to the male.[3] [4] [5] [6]
It is known to occur in Munnar, Idukki district and Kozhikode district of the Kerala. It is restricted to hill streams with good riparian forest cover.[3]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: David V. Raju, Kiran C. G.. കേരളത്തിലെ തുമ്പികൾ. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Kerala . ml . Tropical Institute of Ecological Sciences . Kottayam, Kerala, India . 2013.
- 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. 52.
- Book: C FC Lt. Fraser. Frederic Charles Fraser. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Taylor and Francis. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London. 1933. 107-109.
- Book: C FC Lt. Fraser. Frederic Charles Fraser. Additions to the Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India, with Descriptions of Nine New Species. 1931. 467–468.
- Book: Subramanian, K. A.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide. 2005.
- Web site: Protosticta antelopoides Fraser, 1931. India Biodiversity Portal. 2017-03-14.
