Onychogomphus malabarensis[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to the streams of Western Ghats of India.[3]
| Onychogomphus malabarensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Onychogomphus |
| Species: | O. malabarensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Onychogomphus malabarensis (Fraser,1924)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lamelligomphus malabarensis Fraser,1924 | |
The species is known from a single specimen collected by T.N. Hearsey in 1921 from Palakkad. The species may be collected from forests around Palakkad.[4][1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "Onychogomphus malabarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T175319A7137216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175319A7137216.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ 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. p. 246. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ 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. 279-302.