Ictinogomphus rapax

Ictinogomphus rapax
Male
Female
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Ictinogomphus
Species:	I. rapax
Binomial name
Ictinogomphus rapax (Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
Ictinus mordaxSelys, 1857 Ictinus praecoxSelys, 1854 Ictinus voraxRambur, 1842

Ictinogomphus rapax, ^[2] the common clubtail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found throughout the Indomalayan region. ^{[1] [3]}

Description and habitat

Flexibility of the abdomen

It is a large yellow and black colored dragonfly with bluish-grey eyes. The thorax is black, marked with yellow or greenish-yellow stripes. The abdomen is also black with bright yellow marks. There is a leaf-like expansion in both sides of segment 8.^{[ clarification needed ] [4]}

This species usually perches on a bare twig facing the water, commonly found in ponds, tanks and rivers. It breeds in running and still water. ^[4]

See also

• List of odonates of India

References

1. Mitra, A. (2010). "Ictinogomphus rapax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T167365A6334728. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167365A6334728.en . Retrieved 20 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. 226–227. 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.  373-329.