Protosticta antelopoides | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Platystictidae |
Genus: | Protosticta |
Species: | P. antelopoides
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Binomial name | |
Protosticta antelopoides
Fraser, 1931
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Protosticta antelopoides, [2] [1] the spiny reedtail, [3] is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India. [1] [4]
It is a large slender damselfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is bluish-black on dorsum and sides are pale blue with a black stripe on the hinder border of the mesepimeron. Abdomen is black with pale yellow on the lower parts of sides. Segments 3 to 6 to have narrow yellow basal rings. Remaining segments are unmarked. It is bigger than any other known species of this genus. Female is similar to the male. [5] [6] [7] [8]
It is known to occur in Munnar, Idukki district and Kozhikode district of the Kerala. It is restricted to hill streams with good riparian forest cover. [5]
Data related to
Protosticta antelopoides at Wikispecies