Observations of the damselfly Platylestes cf. platystylus Rambur, 1842 (Insecta: Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestidae) from peninsular India

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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5834.12.10.16392-16395

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Damselfly, Kerala, Kole wetlands, Zygoptera

Abstract

The only published record of Platylestes platystylus in India is from the state of West Bengal. We report this species from Kole wetlands and associated habitats in Thrissur District, Kerala.

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Subramanian, K.A. (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata., 420pp.

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26-07-2020

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Vol. 12 No. 10 (2020)

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