Idionyx galeatus
Species of dragonfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Idionyx galeatus[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Kodagu district, South Canara, Wayanad and Nilgiris in Western Ghats of India.[3][1]
| Idionyx galeatus | |
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| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Synthemistidae |
| Genus: | Idionyx |
| Species: | I. galeatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Idionyx galeatus Fraser, 1924 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Idionyx galeata Fraser, 1924 (Missp.) | |
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with emerald-green eyes. Its thorax is metallic green with a golden reflex. There is no humeral stripe; but an oblique citron-yellow stripe bordering the antero-lateral suture, and a similar stripe on the lower posterior border of metepimeron. Beneath the side is blackish, striped with yellow. Abdomen is black. The borders of segment 2 ventrally yellow, and also a narrow incomplete annule on the apical border. Anal appendages are black.[4]
The male is easily distinguished by the shape of its anal appendages, and the female by the unique shape of its vesicle.[4]
Fraser (1936) states that most of the specimens were observed flying quite low over coffee bushes or along the borders of ferny banks.[4][5] The species is usually found flying over torrent streams and open forest patches on mountain tops. They fly in short circles close to ground during early mornings and late evenings.[4]
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