Protosticta rufostigma explained

Protosticta rufostigma^[1] is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India.^[2]

The genus Protosticta has eleven species reported from India, of which nine are known from Western Ghats.^{[3] [4]}

It is currently known only from the type locality Naraikadu, which is a part of the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.^[5] It is closely related to Protosticta davenporti but can be distinguished by the larger pterostigma, difference in the pattern of prothorax and the eighth abdominal segment, and the shape of the anal appendages.^[6]

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. 2017-03-15.
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 . 978-81-8171-495-4. 62.
3. Book: C FC Lt. Fraser. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Taylor and Francis. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London. 1933.
4. Book: Subramanian, K. A.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide. 2005.
5. Web site: Protosticta rufostigma Kimmins, 1958. India Biodiversity Portal. 2017-03-15.
6. D E Kimmins . New species and subspecies of Odonata . Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology . 7 . 7. 349–350. 1958. 2017-03-15.