Chlorogomphus xanthoptera

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Chlorogomphus xanthoptera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Chlorogomphidae
Genus: Chlorogomphus
Species:
C. xanthoptera
Binomial name
Chlorogomphus xanthoptera
(Fraser, 1919)
Synonyms

Orogomphus xanthopteraFraser, 1919

Chlorogomphus xanthoptera [2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Chlorogomphidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India, to the south of Palakkad Gap, including Anamalai Hills, Tirunelveli Hills, Munnar and south of Travancore. [3] [1] [4] [5] [6]

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Description and habitat

It is a large dragonfly with dark-brown head and bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is black with grass green stripes. Its wings are transparent with dark brown apices and black pterostigma. Abdomen is black with greenish yellow markings. The colour and markings of the female is very similar to the male. [5] [4]

It is commonly found in mountains in the Western Ghats, south of Palakkad Gap, soaring in high altitudes. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kakkasery, F. (2011). "Chlorogomphus xanthoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T175156A7114727. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175156A7114727.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  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. 255–256. ISBN   9788181714954.
  4. 1 2 3 C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp.  8-9.
  5. 1 2 C FC Lt. Fraser (1931). Additions to the Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India, with Descriptions of Nine New Species (PDF). pp. 457–459.
  6. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 469.


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