Protosticta armageddonia

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Protosticta armageddonia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platystictidae
Genus: Protosticta
Species:
P. armageddonia
Binomial name
Protosticta armageddonia
Chandran, Payra,Deshpande & Koparde 2023

Protosticta armageddonia, the armageddon reedtail, is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India. [1]

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Discovery

P. armageddonia was first photographed on 7 December 2022 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and was described in 2023. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Payra, Arajush; Chandran, Reji; Deshpandec, Ameya; Koparde, Pankaj (28 August 2023). "Description of Protosticta armageddonia sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from the Western Ghats of India". International Journal of Odonatology. 26: 93–102. Bibcode:2023IJOdo..26...93P. doi: 10.48156/1388.2023.1917043 .