A new species of Platylestes Selys (Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestidae) from the coastal area of Kannur District, Kerala, India

Authors

  • K.G. Emiliyamma Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700053, India.
  • Muhamed Jafer Palot Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, PCNT Post, Pune, Maharashtra 411044, India.
  • C. Charesh Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Eranhipalam Post, Kozhikode, Kerala 673006, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3497-4252

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5209.12.13.16854-16860

Keywords:

Platylestes kirani sp. nov., P. platystylus, southern India, wetland

Abstract

The genus Platylestes Selys, 1862 is known from India, by only one species, P. platystylus from eastern India, West Bengal, and recently from Kerala.  Here, we describe a new species Platylestes kirani from the coastal tracts of the northern part of Kerala, southern India.  The new species differs from all other known species of the genus by its unique coloration, distinct marking on synthorax, and the shape of anal appendages.

 

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Published

26-09-2020

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 13 (2020)

Section

Short Communications

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