Burmagomphus laidlawi

Burmagomphus laidlawi
Male
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Burmagomphus
Species:	B. laidlawi
Binomial name
Burmagomphus laidlawi Fraser, 1924

Burmagomphus laidlawi ^[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is known only from the high altitude regions of Western Ghats of India. ^{[3] [1]}

Description and habitat

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is black, marked with greenish-yellow ante-humeral stripes. Sides are greenish-yellow, marked with two narrow black stripes. Wings are transparent, slightly tinted with yellow at bases. Abdomen is black, marked with yellow. Segment 1 and 2 have broad dorsal stripes, and its sides. Segment 3 has a mid-dorsal carina of yellow, and a large baso-lateral spot. Segment 4 to 6 have basal dorsal triangular spots and baso-lateral lunules. Segment 7 has a broad basal ring. Segment 8 is unmarked. Segment 9 has its apical half yellow. Segment 10 is unmarked. Anal appendages are black. Female is similar to the male. ^[4]

It breeds in montane forest streams and rivers. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

See also

• List of odonates of India
• List of odonata of Kerala

References

1. Kakkasery, F. (2011). "Burmagomphus laidlawi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T175185A7118964. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175185A7118964.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
3. 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. 206–207. ISBN   978-81-8171-495-4.
4. C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 220–222.
5. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 475–476.
6. "Burmagomphus laidlawi Fraser 1924 | Species". Indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
7. "Odonata (Insecta) diversity of southern Gujarat, India". Threatenedtaxa.org. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
8. R. Babu; K.A Subramanian; Spriya Nandy. "Endemic Odonates of India" (PDF). Faunaofindia.nic.ing. Retrieved 16 November 2021.