Caconeura risi

Caconeura risi[2][1] is a damselfly species in the family Platycnemididae. It is endemic to Western Ghats.[1][3]

Caconeura risi
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Platycnemididae
Genus:
Caconeura
Species:
C. risi
Binomial name
Caconeura risi
(Fraser, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Indoneura risi Fraser, 1931

Description and habitat

It is a medium sized damselfly with black=capped blue eyes. Its thorax is black on dorsum and there are a pair of narrow and slightly curved azure blue antehumeral stripes. Base is azure blue on the sides, marked with a black stripe which occupies half of the posterior border of the thorax. Wings are transparent with black, quadrate shaped pterostigma. Abdomen is black with azure blue marks on segment 1 and 2. Segment 3 to 7 have narrow basal rings in azure blue. Segments 8 to 10 are azure blue on dorsum, with black basal annules. The lateral side of segment 10 is black.[4]

It can be distinguished from other species in this genus by its small size, by having the under surface of the head blue, and by the tiny spine near the base of the superior anal appendages.[4]

It breeds in lowland forest streams. Commonly found perched on riparian vegetation along shaded streams.[4][5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. Dow, R.A. (2009). "Caconeura risi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163585A5619274.
  2. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 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. 96–97. ISBN 9788181714954.
  4. C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 258-259.
  5. C FC Lt. Fraser (1931). Additions to the Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India, with Descriptions of Nine New Species (PDF). pp. 469–471.
  6. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
  7. "Caconeura risi Fraser, 1931". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-10.

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