''Protosticta'' is a genus of shadowdamsels in the
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 win ...
family
Platystictidae
Platystictidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as shadowdamsels. They look very similar to the threadtail damselfly family ( Protoneuridae). They can mostly be found throughout Asia, Central America, and South America.
Most members of ...
. There are more than 50 described species in ''Protosticta''.
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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
* '' Protosticta gracilis'' Kirby, 1889
* '' Protosticta grandis'' Asahina, 1985
* ''Protosticta gravelyi
''Protosticta gravelyi'', the pied reedtail is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India. It is very widely distributed in hill streams of Western Ghats from Goa to Agasthyamala hills in Thirunelv ...
'' Laidlaw, 1915
* '' Protosticta hearseyi'' Fraser, 1922
* '' Protosticta himalaiaca'' Laidlaw, 1917
* '' Protosticta himalaica'' Laidlaw, 1917
* '' Protosticta joepani'' Dow, Phan & Choong, 2020
* '' Protosticta khaosoidaoensis'' Asahina, 1984
* '' Protosticta khasia'' Joshi & Sarkar, 2024
* '' Protosticta kiautai'' Zhou, 1986
* '' Protosticta kinabaluensis'' Laidlaw, 1915
* '' Protosticta lepteca'' van Tol, 2005
* '' Protosticta linduensis'' van Tol, 2000
* '' Protosticta linnaei'' van Tol, 2008
* '' Protosticta marenae'' van Tol, 2000
* '' Protosticta maurenbrecheri'' van Tol, 2000
* '' Protosticta medusa'' Fraser, 1934
* '' Protosticta monticola'' Emiliyamma & Palot, 2016
* '' Protosticta mortoni'' Fraser, 1924
* ''Protosticta myristicaensis
''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'' Sadasiva ...
'' Joshi & Kunte, 2020
* '' Protosticta ngoai'' Phan & Kompier, 2016
* '' Protosticta nigra'' Kompier, 2017
* '' Protosticta pariwonoi'' van Tol, 2000
* '' Protosticta plicata'' van Tol, 2005
* '' Protosticta ponmudiensis'' Kiran, Kalesh & Kunte, 2015
* '' Protosticta proboscis'' Kompier, 2016
* '' Protosticta pseudocuriosa'' Phan & Kompier, 2016
* '' Protosticta reslae'' van Tol, 2000
* '' Protosticta robusta'' Fraser, 1933
* '' Protosticta rozendalorum'' van Tol, 2000
* '' Protosticta rufostigma'' Kimmins, 1958
* '' Protosticta samtsensis'' Gurung & Phan, 2023
* '' Protosticta sanguinostigma'' Fraser, 1922
* '' Protosticta satoi'' Asahina, 1997
* '' Protosticta sholai'' Subramanian & Babu, 2020
* '' Protosticta simplicinervis'' Selys, 1885
* '' Protosticta socculus'' Phan & Kompier, 2016
* '' Protosticta spinosa'' Phan & Kompier, 2016
* '' Protosticta taipokauensis'' Asahina & Dudgeon, 1987
* '' Protosticta trilobata'' Fraser, 1933
* '' Protosticta uncata'' Fraser, 1931
* '' Protosticta vanderstarrei'' van Tol, 2000
* '' Protosticta versicolor'' Laidlaw, 1913
References
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