Idionyx gomantakensis
Idionyx gomantakensis,[1] commonly known as Goan shadow dancer,[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India.[3]
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This species was first sighted at Collem, Goa by Parag Rangnekar and Rohan Naik during a survey of dragonflies conducted by them under the banner of the Mineral Foundation of Goa, and supported by the Department of Science and Technology.[4]
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This new species can be differentiated from other species of Idionyx by long and slender cerci and epiproct, absence of teeth in the basal half of the cerci, and a tuft of golden hairs at the end of the lateral lobes of the epiproct.[5]
See also
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
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References
- "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- Das, Arti (2018-11-03). "Did you know Goa has its own shadow dancer?". DownToEarth. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 264–265. ISBN 9788181714954.
- "New dragonfly species found". The Hindu. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- KA, Subramanian; P, Rangnekar; R, Naik (2013). "Idionyx (Odonata: Corduliidae) of the Western Ghats with a description of a new species". Zootaxa. 3652 (2): 277–88. PMID 26269830.
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