Ceriagrion coromandelianum

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Ceriagrion coromandelianum
Ceriagrion coromandelianum male, Burdwan, West Bengal, India 09 07 2013.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Ceriagrion
Species:
C. coromandelianum
Binomial name
Ceriagrion coromandelianum
(Fabricius, 1798)

Ceriagrion coromandelianum [2] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. it is commonly known as coromandel marsh dart [3] [4] and yellow waxtail. This species can be found in South Asian countries such as: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal. [1] [5]

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Description and habitat

It is a medium sized damselfly with yellowish green eyes. Its thorax is olive green above and yellowish green on the sides. Its abdomen is yellow. Its anal appendages are citron-yellow or ochreous, the inferiors tipped with black. The superiors are sub-quadrate as seen from above, with the corners gently rounded. The inferiors are sloped strongly upwards, broad at base, then tapering rapidly to an acute point. Female is more robust and dull colored. Its thorax is more greenish and abdomen is golden yellow to brown. [6]

It breeds in weedy ponds, ditches, and rice fields. [6] [7] [8] [3] [4]

Ceriagrion coromandelianum damselfly infested with Hydracarina mites Ceriagrion coromandelianum damselfly infested with Hydracarina mites.jpg
Ceriagrion coromandelianum damselfly infested with Hydracarina mites

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References

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  2. Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Ceriagrion coromandelianum Fabricius, 1798". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  4. 1 2 "Ceriagrion coromandelianum Fabricius, 1798". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  5. 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. 153–154. ISBN   9788181714954.
  6. 1 2 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.  315–316.
  7. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 491.
  8. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.

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