Onychogomphus acinaces

Onychogomphus acinaces
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Onychogomphus
Species: O. acinaces
Binomial name
Onychogomphus acinaces
Laidlaw, 1922

Onychogomphus acinaces is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to the streams of Western Ghats of India. The species is experiencing habitat loss through human development of the area.[1][2][3][1][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dow, R.A. (2009). "Onychogomphus acinaces". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T163645A5629088. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. "Onychogomphus acinaces Laidlaw, 1922". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  3. C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis.
  4. M. Rathod, Darshana; Parasharya, B.M.; Talmale, S.S. (2016). "Odonata (Insecta) diversity of southern Gujarat, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 8 (11): 9339–9349.


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