Idionyx travancorensis
Idionyx travancorensis[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India.[3][1] Description and habitatIt is a small dragonfly with emerald-green eyes. thorax metallic green. There is no humeral stripe. Laterally There is a narrow oblique stripe at the level of the spiracle and another on the hinder border of metepimeron. Beneath the side is black, bordered with yellow, and with a stripe of paler yellow at its middle. Abdomen is black. In segment 2, the ventral border and a narrow apical stripe in yellow. Segment 10 has a broad carina; but without a dorsal spine. Anal appendages are black.[4] The male can be easily distinguished by the shape of its inferior anal appendage and the female by its safironated wings and conical vesicle.[4] Fraser (1931) states that the species occurs from 3,000 - 4,000 ft in the Western Ghats and breeds in mountain streams. Nothing else is known of its habitat or ecology.[4][5] See alsoReferences
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