News: New species of dragonfly (Gomphidae) from Chaukul, Sindhudurg

We're happy to introduce you to the newest named dragonfly of India, Spiny Horntail!

The paper describing this species was published today in the journal Zootaxa. This species is described from Chaukul, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.

Over the next few days we will be sharing some figures from the paper, but for now, check out this little poster we cooked up.

Species page:
https://www.indianodonata.org/.../Burmagomphus-chaukulensis

Link to the full paper:
https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5133.3.6

[Live images by Hemant Ogale, illustrations by Dattaprasad Sawant].

 

New species of dragonfly (Gomphidae) from Chaukul, Sindhudurg

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Chief Editors. 2024. News: New species of dragonfly (Gomphidae) from Chaukul, Sindhudurg . In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Indian Foundation for Butterflies.