Idionyx gomantakensis

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Idionyx gomantakensis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Synthemistidae
Genus:
Idionyx
Species:
I. gomantakensis
Binomial name
Idionyx gomantakensis
Subramanian, Rangnekar & Naik, 2013

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

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. [4]

This new 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. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  2. ↑ Das, Arti (2018-11-03). "Did you know Goa has its own shadow dancer?". DownToEarth. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  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. 264–265. ISBN   9788181714954.
  4. ↑ "New dragonfly species found". The Hindu. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ↑ 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.
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