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Protosticta Sholai
''Protosticta sholai'' is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to southern Western Ghats in India. The species is named ''sholai'' considering the local name of its habitat, montane evergreen forests of South Western Ghats. The genus ''Protosticta'' has fifteen species reported from India, of which twelve are known from Western Ghats. It is a black damselfly with blue eyes. Its thorax is black, marked with yellow stripes. Wings are transparent with dark brown pterostigma. Its abdomen is black, marked with yellow. Segments 1 and 2 are yellow laterally. Segments 3 to 8 are with broad yellow basal annules. Segment 8 is with its sides yellow in addition to the basal annule. Segments 9 has yellow spot, laterally. Segment 10 is unmarked. Anal appendages are black with dark brown apices. Female is very similar to the male, but shorter and more robustly built. This species can be distinguished from other ''Protosticta'' species based on its blue eyes. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damselfly
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along the body when at rest, unlike dragonflies which hold the wings flat and away from the body. Damselflies have existed since the Late Jurassic, and are found on every continent except Antarctica. All damselflies are predatory insects: both nymphs and adults actively hunt and eat other insects. The nymphs are aquatic, with different species living in a variety of freshwater habitats including acidic bogs, ponds, lakes and rivers. The nymphs moult repeatedly, at the last moult climbing out of the water to undergo metamorphosis. The skin splits down the back, they emerge and inflate their wings and abdomen to gain their adult form. Their presence on a body of water indicates that it is relatively unpolluted, but their dependence on fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterostigma
The pterostigma (plural: pterostigmata) is a group of specialized cells in the outer wings of insects, which are often thickened or coloured, and thus stand out from other cells. It is particularly noticeable in dragonflies, but present also in other insect groups, such as snakeflies, hymenopterans, and megalopterans. It is also often referred to as a stigma. Purpose The pterostigma, a heavier section of the wing than nearby sections, assists in gliding. Without the pterostigmata, self-exciting vibrations known as flutter would set in on the wing above a certain critical speed, making gliding impossible. Tests show that with the pterostigmata, the critical gliding speed is increased 10–25% on one species of dragonfly. Pseudopterostigma Some female damselflies in the family Calopterygidae Calopterygidae is a Family (biology), family of damselfly, damselflies, in the suborder Zygoptera. They are commonly known as the broad-winged damselflies, demoiselles, or jewelwings. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Odonates Of India
The following is a list of the odonata, dragonflies and damselflies found in India. Aeshnidae * ''Aeshna'' ** ''Aeshna flavifrons'' Lichtenstein, 1976 ** ''Aeshna juncea mongolica'' ** ''Aeshna mixta mixta'' Latreille, 1805 ** ''Aeshna petalura petalura'' * ''Anaciaeschna'' ** ''Anaciaeschna donaldi'' ** ''Anaciaeschna jaspidea'' (Burmeister, 1839) ** ''Anaciaeschna kashimirensis'' * ''Anax (dragonfly), Anax'' ** ''Anax guttatus'' (Burmeister, 1839) ** ''Anax immaculifrons'' Rambur, 1842 ** ''Anax imperator imperator'' Leach, 1815 ** ''Anax indicus'' ** ''Anax marginope'' Baijal et al., 1956 ** ''Anax nigrofasciatus nigrolineatus'' Fraser, 1935 ** ''Anax parthenope parthenope'' (Selys, 1839) * ''Cephalaeschna'' ** ''Cephalaeschna acutifrons'' ** ''Cephalaeschna klapperichi'' ** ''Cephalaeschna masoni'' ** ''Cephalaeschna orbifrons'' ** ''Cephalaeschna viridifrons'' * ''Gynacantha'' ** ''Gynacantha albistyla'' ** ''Gynacantha apicalis'' ** ''Gynacantha arnaudi'' ** ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Kingdom of Cochin, Cochin, Malabar District, Malabar, South Canara, and Travancore. Spread over , Kerala is the 14th List of states and union territories of India by area, smallest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Laccadive Sea, Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33 million inhabitants as per the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census, Kerala is the List of states of India by population, 13th-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 List of districts of Kerala, districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state. The Chera dynasty was the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periyar National Park
Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (PNP) is a protected area located in the districts of Idukki and Pathanamthitta in Kerala, India. It is a renowned elephant and tiger reserve. The protected area encompasses , of which of the main zone was declared as the Periyar National Park in 1982. The park is a repository of rare, endemic, and endangered flora and fauna and forms the major watershed of two important rivers of Kerala: the Periyar and the Pamba. The park is located high in the Cardamom Hills and Pandalam Hills of the south Western Ghats along the border with Tamil Nadu. It is from Kumily, Thekkady, south east of Thodupuzha, east of Kottayam, west of Madurai and southeast of Kochi. History The first official action towards the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity in Kerala was taken in 1934 by the Maharaja of Travancore, Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, by declaring the forests around Periyar lake as a private reserve to stop the encroachment of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving Classical languages of India, classical languages of the world. The capital and largest city is Chennai. Located on the south-eastern coast of the Indian peninsula, Tamil Nadu is straddled by the Western Ghats and Deccan Plateau in the west, the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Eastern Coastal Plains lining the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait to the south-east, the Laccadive Sea at the southern Cape (geography), cape of the peninsula, with the river Kaveri bisecting the state. Politically, Tamil Nadu is bound by the Indian sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Wavy Mountains
Meghamalai (Tamil: மேகமலை), commonly known as the High Wavy Mountains, is a mountain range located in the Western Ghats in the Theni district near Kumily, Tamil Nadu. It is dotted with cardamom plantations and tea plantations. The mountain range is 1,500 metres above sea level, and it is rich in flora and fauna. The area, now mostly planted with tea plants, includes cloudlands, high wavys, venniar, and the manalar estates belonging to the Woodbriar Group. Access is largely restricted and includes largely untouched remnants of evergreen forest. Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary For a long time, there has been a pending proposal with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department to establish the Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary on 600 km2 of forest in the division. The suggested priority tasks in the sanctuary include: the control of poaching, the use of pesticides for the elimination of ganja (''Cannabis sativa'') and the cultivation as well as scientific management of watershed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protosticta Monticola
''Protosticta monticola'', This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)license. monticola reedtail, is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to southern Western Ghats in India. The species is named ''monticola'' (mountain dweller) considering the natural habitat where the species was discovered. The genus ''Protosticta'' has fifteen species reported from India, of which twelve are known from Western Ghats. This species was first found in 2014 in high altitudes (above 1600m) of the Anaimalai Hills of Idukki district, Kerala, southern Western Ghats. The study found the presence of this species in highland shola forest ecosystems of Kambilipparachola and Nagamalachola of Marayur forest division and Mathikettan Shola National Park. The males were found away from the forest streams, in shaded areas among the shola forest undergrowth at Kambilipparachola. A few f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protosticta
''Protosticta'' is a genus of shadowdamsels in the damselfly family Platystictidae. There are more than 50 described species in ''Protosticta''. Species These 58 species belong to the genus ''Protosticta'': * '' Protosticta anamalaica'' Sadasivan, Nair & Samuel, 2022 * '' Protosticta antelopoides'' Fraser, 1931 * '' Protosticta armageddonia'' Chandran, Payra, Deshpande & Koparde, 2023 * '' Protosticta beaumonti'' Wilson, 1997 * '' Protosticta binhi'' Phan, To, Trinh & Dinh, 2019 * '' Protosticta bivittata'' Lieftinck, 1939 * '' Protosticta caroli'' van Tol, 2008 * '' Protosticta coomansi'' van Tol, 2000 * '' Protosticta cyanofemora'' Joshi, Subramanian, Babu & Kunte, 2020 * '' Protosticta damacornu'' Terzani & Carletti, 1998 * '' Protosticta davenporti'' Fraser, 1931 * '' Protosticta foersteri'' Laidlaw, 1902 * '' Protosticta francyi'' Sadivan, Vibhu, Nair & Palot in Vibhu et al., 2022 * '' Protosticta fraseri'' Kennedy, 1936 * '' Protosticta geijskesi'' van Tol, 2000 * '' Protos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family (, : ) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". The delineation of what constitutes a family—or whether a described family should be acknowledged—is established and decided upon by active taxonomists. There are not strict regulations for outlining or acknowledging a family, yet in the realm of plants, these classifications often rely on both the vegetative and reproductive characteristics of plant species. Taxonomists frequently hold varying perspectives on these descriptions, leading to a lack of widespread consensus within the scientific community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Western Ghats Montane Rain Forests
The South Western Ghats montane rain forests is an ecoregion in South India, covering the southern portion of the Western Ghats in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu at elevations from . Annual rainfall in this ecoregion exceeds . Setting The ecoregion is the most species rich in peninsular India, and is home to numerous endemic species. It covers an area of . It is estimated that two-thirds of the original forests have been cleared, and only 3,200 square kilometers, or 15% of the intact area, is protected. The southern portion of the Western Ghats contains the highest peaks in the range, notably Anamudi in Kerala, at 2695 meters elevation. The Ghats intercept the moisture-laden monsoon winds off the Arabian Sea, and the average annual precipitation exceeds 2,800 mm. The northeast monsoon from October to November supplements the June to September southwest monsoon. The South Western Ghats are the wettest portion of peninsular India, and are surrounded by drier ecoregions t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
