Northernmost record of the endemic damselfly Indosticta deccanensis (Laidlaw, 1915) (Odonata, Zygoptera, Platystictidae) from Western Ghats, Karnataka, India

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  • Tejas Mehendale
  • Ajith Padiyar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v49i4.1345

Abstract

Indosticta deccanensis (Laidlaw, 1915) (Odonata, Platystictidae) is an endemic damselfly found in the evergreen forests of Western Ghats of southern India. This species was observed and photographed at Madugundi, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka. This is the first photographic record for Karnataka and the northernmost in Western Ghats.

Author Biographies

Tejas Mehendale

601, Manisha CHS, VP Road, Pendse Nagar, Dombivli (E), 421201, Thane, Maharashtra, India.

Ajith Padiyar

84, 6th A Main, Tata Silk Farm, Basavanagudi, Bangalore 560004, Karnataka, India.

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2024-12-31

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Mehendale, T., & Padiyar, A. (2024). Northernmost record of the endemic damselfly Indosticta deccanensis (Laidlaw, 1915) (Odonata, Zygoptera, Platystictidae) from Western Ghats, Karnataka, India. ENTOMON, 49(4), 549–552. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v49i4.1345

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Vol. 49 No. 4 (2024)

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