Indolestes gracilis
| Indolestes gracilis | |
|---|---|
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| Male, Kerala | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Indolestes |
| Species: | I. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Indolestes gracilis (Hagen in Selys, 1862) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Indolestes davenporti (Fraser, 1930) | |
Indolestes gracilis[2][1] is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae. It is known only from Sri Lanka, South India[1] and Cambodia.[3]
Subspecies
There are three recognized subspecies.[1]
- Indolestes gracilis gracilis - from Sri Lanka[1]
- Indolestes gracilis davenporti - from South India[1]
- Indolestes gracilis expressior - from Cambodia[3]
Indolestes gracilis birmanus (Selys, 1891) described from Myanmar is now considered as a distinct species, Indolestes birmanus.[4]
Habitat
Indolestes gracilis gracilis is found in hill tracts up to 6,000 feet in Sri Lanka. Indolestes gracilis davenporti is found south of the Palakkad Gap, from 4,000 to 6,000 feet in Western Ghats.[5][6][7][8] Indolestes gracilis expressior is found from 1600 to 4500 feet in evergreen forest in eastern Cambodia.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dow, R.A. (2010). "Indolestes gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T169134A6571794. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- 1 2 3 Oleg E. Kosterin (2015). "Taxonomical notes on Indolestes Fraser, 1922 (Lestidae, Zygoptera). 1. Indolestes gracilis expressior ssp. nov. from eastern Cambodia". Journal of the International Dragonfly Fund. 81: 1-11. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ↑ Oleg E. Kosterin & Roberto Poggi (2015). "Taxonomical notes on Indolestes Fraser, 1922 (Lestidae, Zygoptera). 2. Indolestes birmanus (Selys, 1891) is bona species.". Journal of the International Dragonfly Fund. 81: 13-20. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
- ↑ "Indolestes gracilis Hagen in Selys, 1862". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ "Indolestes gracilis Hagen in Selys, 1862". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Indolestes_gracilis/classification/
- http://www.wht.lk/storage/book_downloads/CorrigendaAddendum.pdf
- http://www.wildreach.com/reptile/animals/dragonflies.php
- http://srilankanodonata.blogspot.com/
- http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/227456
External links
Data related to Indolestes gracilis at Wikispecies
Media related to Indolestes gracilis at Wikimedia Commons