Idionyx gomantakensis

Idionyx gomantakensis
male
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Superfamily:	Libelluloidea
Family:	Synthemistidae
Genus:	Idionyx
Species:	I. gomantakensis
Binomial name
Idionyx gomantakensis Subramanian, Rangnekar & Naik, 2013

Idionyx gomantakensis, ^[2] commonly known as Goan shadow dancer, ^[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India. ^{[1] [4]}

This species was first sighted at Collem, Goa by Parag Rangnekar and Rohan Naik during a survey of dragonflies conducted by them under the banner of the Mineral Foundation of Goa, and supported by the Department of Science and Technology. ^[5]

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  male
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  female

This species can be differentiated from other species of Idionyx by long and slender cerci and epiproct, absence of teeth in the basal half of the cerci, and a tuft of golden hairs at the end of the lateral lobes of the epiproct. ^[6]

See also

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

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2021). "Idionyx gomantakensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T173721432A173775465. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T173721432A173775465.en . Retrieved 27 May 2025.
2. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
3. Das, Arti (2018-11-03). "Did you know Goa has its own shadow dancer?". DownToEarth. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
4. 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. 264–265. ISBN   9788181714954.
5. "New dragonfly species found". The Hindu. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
6. KA, Subramanian; P, Rangnekar; R, Naik (2013). "Idionyx (Odonata: Corduliidae) of the Western Ghats with a description of a new species". Zootaxa. 3652 (2): 277–88. PMID   26269830.