Agriocnemis splendidissima,[2][3][4] the splendid dartlet,[5][6] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is distributed throughout India and Pakistan and may be present in Bangladesh as well.[1][7]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Agriocnemis |
| Species: | A. splendidissima
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| Agriocnemis splendidissima Laidlaw, 1919
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Description and habitat
editIt is a small damselfly with black capped greenish eyes. Its thorax is black on dorsum and blue on lateral sides, turns into pruinose white in adults. Its abdomen is very slender and marked with black and pruinose blue. In sub-adults and juvenile males, these blue parts are in ground-red colors. Its anal appendages are long, narrow, and curved downward when seen from the sides. They are in ground color in young, and turn into blue when gets age. Female is similar in markings; but more robust and greenish yellow or reddish as in young males.[2][8]
The species breeds in marshes and ponds, and is usually found in riparian zones of streams and among emergent vegetation in shallow streams.[8][9][10][5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Subramanian, K.A. (2018). "Agriocnemis splendidissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T167316A127508550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T167316A127508550.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b F. F. Laidlaw (1919). "A list of the dragonflies recorded from the Indian Empire with special reference to the collection of the Indian Museum. Part 2" (PDF). Records of the Indian Museum. 16 (2): 169–195. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.25920.
- ^ "Agriocnemis". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b "Agriocnemis splendidissima Laidlaw, 1919". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ a b "Agriocnemis splendidissima Laidlaw, 1919". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ 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. 144–145. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ a b 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. 392-394.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 490–491.
- ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
External links
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