Recent Report of Zygopteran ishnura rufostigma rufostigma Selys from Uttarakhand

Authors

  • C. Susanth Kumar Warblers & Waders, Prakriti, SNRA-20, Souhruda Nagar, Indira Nagar, Peroorkada, P. O, Thiruvananthapuram 695005, Kerala
  • S. S. Anooj Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Padannakkad, Kasaragod 671314, Kerala
  • B. S. Arya Meher Warblers & Waders, Prakriti, SNRA-20, Souhruda Nagar, Indira Nagar, Peroorkada, P. O, Thiruvananthapuram 695005, Kerala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.32

Keywords:

Ruby dartlet, Ishnura rufostigma rufostigma, Western Himalaya, Coenagrionidae, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, species diagnosis

Abstract

Ruby Dartlet Ishnura rufostigma rufostigma (Selys 1876) (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae) occurs in Central and East India and Nepal. The earlier records of this species are from Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Bihar, Meghalaya, Nagaland, West Bengal. This study documents it from Bhimtal, Nainital district, Uttarakhand; which is a recent record for the species from the region after forty years.

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Published

2022-07-27

How to Cite

Kumar, C. S. ., Anooj, S. S. ., & Meher, B. S. A. . (2022). Recent Report of Zygopteran <i>ishnura rufostigma rufostigma</i> Selys from Uttarakhand. Indian Journal of Entomology, 84(1), 119–121. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.32

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Volume 84, Issue 1, March 2022

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