Template:Italic title Template:Taxobox Macrogomphus wynaadicus[1] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.[2][3]
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with its thorax black, having two thick yellow ante-humeral stripes. Abdomen is black, marked with citron-yellow paired spots. Segment 2 has a dorsal stripe broken at its centre. Segment 3 has a large base-lateral dorsal spot. Segments 4 to 6 have similar, but smaller spots. Segment 7 has the basal half marked with yellow. Segments 8 and 9 have baso-lateral triangular spots. Segment 8 is very broad, segment 9 is tapering from base to apex, and nearly as long as segments 7 and 8 together as peculiar in genus Macrogomphus.[4]
It looks very similar to Macrogomphus annulatus; but can be distinguished by the paired spots on abdominal segments 3 to 6 instead of complete rings.[4]
The species is found in forested streams where it breeds.[4][5]
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See also
References
- ↑ Template:World Odonata List
- ↑ Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Zoological Survey of India(2018). ISBN 9788181714954
- ↑ Macrogomphus wynaadicus Fraser, 1924. India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Taylor and Francis(1934)
- ↑ A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1924)