Protosticta davenporti explained
Protosticta davenporti, the Anamalai 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 head, prothorax, and thorax are similar to Protosticta gravelyi; but the markings are more bluish. Abdomen is black, with the sides of segments 1 and 2 and the base of 3 bluish-white. Segments 4 to 7 are with narrow white basal annules. Segment 8 has its basal third pale blue. Segments 9 and 10 are without any marks and similar in length of P. gravelyi. The shape of the anal appendages will serve to distinguish this species from all other Protosticta species.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
It is relatively common in hill streams of southern Western Ghats, south of the Palakkad Gap. It is found in forest streams with good riparian cover. It flies close to the ground and rests among riparian vegetation.[4]
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.
- Fraser . F. C. . Indian dragonflies. Part XXXVII . The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society . 1931 . 35 . 70–71 . 24 October 2018.
- 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. 105–107.
- 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.
- Book: Subramanian, K. A.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide. 2005.
- Web site: Protosticta davenporti Fraser, 1931. India Biodiversity Portal. 2017-03-14.
- Web site: Protosticta davenporti Fraser, 1931. Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. 2017-03-14.
