Libellago indica

Libellago indica,[1] southern heliodor[2] is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found only in South India. It breeds in hill streams and rivers.[3][4]

Libellago indica
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Chlorocyphidae
Genus:
Libellago
Species:
L. indica
Binomial name
Libellago indica
(Fraser, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Micromerus lineatus indica Fraser, 1928
  • Libellago lineata indica Fraser, 1934

Fraser described this damselfly in 1928 as a subspecies of Libellago lineata.[5][6] Most authors have followed Fraser’s original view for a long time, although Lieftinck considered L. indica as a good species (Lieftinck, 1940,p. 88; 1955, p. 68; 1971,p. 206). Recently De Fonseka 2000, Hämäläinen 2002[7] and World Odonata List[1] listed L. indica as a good species.

Description and habitat

It is a small damselfly with large head and brown capped yellowish eyes. Its thorax is black with yellow marks. Wings are transparent with apical black spots on the fore-wings. The abdomen is black with large yellow spots on lateral sides on segments 2 to 7. Segments 2 to 5 have broad mid-dorsal black stripes which is absent in Libellago lineata. These abdominal markings will help to easily distinguish it from Libellago lineata. Female is dull brown and with transparent wings. Sub-adult males have also transparent wings.[5][6]

  • Mating
  • Egg laying

It is common on the banks of rivers and streams flowing through the forests. Frequently found sitting in emergent water plants and overhanging bushes. It breeds in hill streams and rivers.[6]

See also

References
  1. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  2. "Libellago indica Fraser, 1928 – Southern Heliodor". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  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. 78–79. ISBN 9788181714954.
  4. "Libellago indica (Fraser, 1928)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  5. Fraser, F. C. (1928). "Indian dragonflies. Part XXXII". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 32: 686–687.
  6. 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. 63–65.
  7. Hämäläinen, M. (2002). "cover Notes on the Libellago damselflies of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with description of a new species (Zygoptera: Chlorocyphidae)". Odonatologica. 31 (2002): 345–358.

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