Onychogomphus malabarensis

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Onychogomphus malabarensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Onychogomphus
Species:
O. malabarensis
Binomial name
Onychogomphus malabarensis
(Fraser,1924)
Synonyms

Lamelligomphus malabarensisFraser,1924

Onychogomphus malabarensis [2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to the streams of Western Ghats of India. [3]

The species is known from a single specimen collected by T.N. Hearsey in 1921 from Palakkad. The species may be collected from forests around Palakkad. [4] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "Onychogomphus malabarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T175319A7137216. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175319A7137216.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. 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. p. 246. ISBN   9788181714954.
  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.  279-302.


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