Protosticta armageddonia
Protosticta armageddonia, the armageddon reedtail, is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India.[1]
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| Species: | P. armageddonia |
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| Protosticta armageddonia Payra, Chandran, Deshpande & Koparde, 2023 | |
Discovery
P. armageddonia was first photographed on 7 December 2022 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and was described in 2023.
References
- Payra, Arajush; Chandran, Reji; Deshpandec, Ameya; Koparde, Pankaj (28 August 2023). "Description of Protosticta armageddonia sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from the Western Ghats of India". Worldwide Dragonfly Association. 26: 93-102. doi:10.48156/1388.2023.1917043.
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