Anax indicus

Anax indicus[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.[1][3][4]

Anax indicus
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anax
Species:
A. indicus
Binomial name
Anax indicus
Lieftinck, 1942

Description and habitat

It is a big dragonfly with blue eyes, pale green thorax and dark brown abdomen with bright yellowish-red markings on the sides. Its wings are transparent; but there are brown patches on the inner half of the hind-wings. Segment 1 and sides of segment 2 of the abdomen are pale green. The dorsum of segment 2 is blue with a narrow and broken transverse carina in the midst of the segment in addition to the broad terminal carinae. The dorsal side of segment 3 is blue with a black longitudinal mid-dorsal black line and sides are silvery white. The remaining segments are dark brown with yellowish-red dots on the sides. Segments 4 to 6 are with a pair of bright yellowish-red spots. On 7-8 these spots combine to form a continuous yellow band. Segments 9 to 10 are with a pair of large yellowish-red spots. Anal appendages are dark brown; the superiors have a triangular projection at the middle of their inner margin.[5][6][7]

This dragonfly looks similar to Anax guttatus; but can be identifiable by contiguous yellow spots on the posterior abdomen segments (7-8). They are not connected in Anax guttatus.[5][6][8][9]

Females is similar to the male. But the blue on the dorsum of segment 2 will be broken up into four by a narrow brown mid-dorsal carina and a transverse line lying midway to form a cross like mark. Anal appendages are very broad and shaped like lance head.[5][6]

This species breeds in ponds, marshes and lakes.[1]

See also

References
  1. Mitra, A. (2010). "Anax indicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T169103A6565682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T169103A6565682.en.
  2. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  3. Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
  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. 191–192. ISBN 9788181714954.
  5. F. F., Laidlaw (August 1921). "A List of the Dragonflies Recorded from the Indian Empire with Special Reference to the Collection of the Indian Museum---Suborder Anisoptera (4)" (PDF). Fauna of British India - Volumes (Records). Volume 22 - Part 2 : August 1921 (Records): 82–86 – via Zoological Survey of India.
  6. Lieftinck, M. A. Odonata of New Guinea. Treubia, 18 (3): 589-591.
  7. Fraser, F.C. (1921) Indian dragonflies. The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 28: 115-117
  8. Farrell, Dennis (2011-07-24). "Anax indicus (Lieftinck, 1942)". Dragonflies & damselflies of Thailand. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  9. Khan, Kawsar (2015-03-19). "Anax indicus (Lieftinck, 1942)". Dragonflies and Damselflies of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2018-03-08.


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