Burmagomphus cauvericus

Burmagomphus cauvericus[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It was earlier known only from the banks of Kaveri river in Kodagu district.[1][3] It is recently recorded from Kerala too.[4]

Burmagomphus cauvericus
male
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Burmagomphus
Species:
B. cauvericus
Binomial name
Burmagomphus cauvericus
Fraser, 1926

Description and habitat
Burmagomphus cauvericus from Thodupuzha, Kerala

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is black, marked with greenish-yellow stripes. The upper humeral spot is usually absent. Lateral markings on thorax are very similar to those of Burmagomphus pyramidalis; the stripe on the first suture is almost confluent to join the upper part of the stripe on the second suture. This species can be easily recognized by the anterior thoracic markings of Burmagomphus laidlawi with the lateral thoracic markings of Burmagomphus pyramidalis.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. Kakkasery, F. (2011). "Burmagomphus cauvericus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T175150A7113920. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175150A7113920.en. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
  3. 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. 206–207. ISBN 9788181714954.
  4. "Burmagomphus cauvericus Fraser, 1926". Odonata of India, v. 1.57. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. 2022.
  5. 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. 222–223.
  6. C FC Lt. Fraser (1926). "Indian dragonflies. Part XXIV". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 31: 408–426.


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