Author:
Payra Arajush,Chandran Reji,Deshpande Ameya,Koparde Pankaj
Abstract
AbstractA new species ofProtostictaSelys, 1885 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) is described based on two male specimens collected from Kerala, at the southern end of the Western Ghats in India. We comparedP. armageddonensissp. nov. with the three closely similarProtostictaspecies recently described from the Western Ghats, namelyP.anamalaicaSadasivan, Nair & Samuel, 2022,P. cyanofemoraJoshi, Subramanian, Babu & Kunte, 2020, andP. monticolaEmiliyamma & Palot, 2016, to provide comprehensive differential diagnosis. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of characters, including the structure of prothorax, caudal appendages, genital ligula, and markings on the 8th abdominal segment. A revised key ofProtostictaspp. of the Western Ghats, based on mature male specimens is provided.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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