Report of Bradinopyga konkanensis Joshi & Sawant, 2020 (Insecta: Odonata) from Kerala, India

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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6484.13.8.19173-19176

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endemic, lateritic coast, range extension

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The newly described dragonfly species, Bradinopyga konkanensis Joshi & Sawant 2020 (Insecta: Odonata), is reported from Kerala, 450 km away from its nearest record. Differences between closely similar species that co-occur in the region are tabulated for easy field identification of the species.

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Garrison, R.W., N. von Ellenreider & J.A. Louton (2006). Dragonfly genera of the New World: An Illustrated and Annotated Key to the Anisoptera. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 368pp.

Joshi, S. & D. Sawant (2020). Description of Bradinopyga konkanensis sp. nov. (Odonata: Anisoptera: Libellulidae) from the coastal region of Maharashtra, India. Zootaxa. 4779: 65–78. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4779.1.4

Schorr, M. & D. Paulson (2020). World Odonata List. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/ Electronic version accessed on 26 July 2020.

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26-07-2021 — Updated on 26-07-2021

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Vol. 13 No. 8 (2021)

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