Paracercion malayanum

Paracercion malayanum,[2][1] Malay lillysquatter,[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is known to occur in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Java, Philippines and Thailand.[1]

Malay lillysquatter
Paracercion malayanum, male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Suborder:
Zygoptera
Family:
Coenagrionidae
Genus:
Paracercion
Species:
P. malayanum
Binomial name
Paracercion malayanum
(Selys, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Agrion malayanum Selys, 1876
  • Enallagma malayanum Selys, 1876
  • Coenagrion malayanum Selys, 1876

Description and habitat

It is a medium sized damselfly with deep blue eyes. Its thorax is black on dorsum with very broad azure blue antehumeral stripes, which are very narrow or missing in Paracercion calamorum. Lateral sides of thorax are blue with a fine black line on the upper part of each lateral suture. No pruinescence compared to P. calamorum. Its wings are transparent and pterostigma is yellow, framed with heavy black nervures. Its abdomen is azure blue with broad black dorsal marks up to segment 7. Segment 2 has a distinct broad dorsal spot shaped like a thistle-head connected narrowly to a fine apical ring. This mark will help to distinguish it from Pseudagrion species. Segment 10 has a narrow mid-dorsal black streak. Female is dull green in colors. Its abdomen is similar to the male. But the lateral ground colour is yellowish red and segments 8 and 9 are broadly black on dorsum. Segment 10 is blue only in the apical border.[5]

It breeds in shallow lakes, ponds and paddy fields in the lowland, perches on the floating vegetation.[5][6][3][4]

See also

References
  1. Dow, R.A. (2009). "Cercion malayanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163753A5646293. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163753A5646293.en.
  2. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  3. "Paracercion malayanum Selys, 1876". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  4. "Paracercion malayanum Selys, 1876". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  5. C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 375-376.
  6. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.

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