Davidioides martini

Davidioides martini
from Thattekkad, Kerala
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Davidioides
Species:	D. martini
Binomial name
Davidioides martini Fraser, 1924

Davidioides martini,^[2] the Syrandiri clubtail,^[1] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India.^[3][1]

Description and habitat

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with thorax black on dorsum, and yellow on the sides. There is a slightly oblique ante-humeral stripe and two narrow parallel black stripes on the sutures enclosing an equally narrow yellow line. Abdomen is black, marked with yellow. Segment 1 has a large spot on the dorsum and the sides. Segment 2 has a mid-dorsal spot. Segment 3 to 7 have basal rings, narrow on 3 to 6, occupying the basal half on segment 7. Segment 8 to 10 are unmarked. Anal appendages are yellow, black on the base.^[4][5][6][7]

This species is found in banks of montane forest streams where it breeds.^[6]

See also

• List of odonates of India
• List of odonata of Kerala

References

1. Sharma, G. (2010). "Davidioides martini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T169121A6569873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T169121A6569873.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
3. K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 215–216. ISBN 9788181714954.
4. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
5. "Davidioides martini Fraser, 1924". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
6. C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 227-228.
7. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 472–473.