Protosticta antelopoides
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| Protosticta antelopoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platystictidae |
| Genus: | Protosticta |
| Species: | P. antelopoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Protosticta antelopoides Fraser, 1931 | |
Protosticta antelopoides,[2][1] the spiny reedtail,[3] is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India.[1][4]
It is a large slender damselfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is bluish-black on dorsum and sides are pale blue with a black stripe on the hinder border of the mesepimeron. Abdomen is black with pale yellow on the lower parts of sides. Segments 3 to 6 to have narrow yellow basal rings. Remaining segments are unmarked. It is bigger than any other known species of this genus. Female is similar to the male.[5][6][7][8]
It is known to occur in Munnar, Idukki district and Kozhikode district of the Kerala. It is restricted to hill streams with good riparian forest cover.[5]
