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Threats
Habitat loss through human development of the
area is a known threat to this species.
Genus: Paragomphus Cowley, 1934
(Subfamily: Onychogomphinae Chao, 1984)
7. Paragomphus lineatus (Selys, 1850)
English Name
Lined Hook-Tail.
Description
Yellow dragonfl y with bluish-grey eyes and black
and brown markings.
Male: Abdomen (including appendage) 32.0–
37.0, hindwing 24–27 mm (Fraser 1934 ), abdn.
35.0, fwing. 26.5, hwing. 26.0 (Prasad, 1996), abdn.
34.0, fwing. 27.0, hwing. 26.0 (Prasad 2004b ).
Female: Abdomen 31.0–36.0, hindwing 24.0–
27.0 mm (Fraser 1934 ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Thar Desert; in and around Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sirohi dist.
India
Throughout. Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.), Delhi,
Kerala (Birds Lagoon), Gujarat (Kheda dist.),
Himachal Pradesh (Kangra dist.), Karnataka
(Bangalore, Kodagu/Coorg), Kerala (Palakkad/
Palghat), Maharashtra (Pune), Tamil Nadu (Chennai,
Nilgiris, Trichinopoly), Punjab (Hoshiarpur dist.),
Uttarakhand (as Mesogomphus lineatus : Dehra Dun
and Nainital dists. and Rajaji National Park) and
West Bengal (Raniganj, Burdwan).
Habitat
The habitat is poorly known although it does
include open, sluggish and often seasonal streams.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Threats
One of the ongoing threats affecting the habitat of
this species is the production of crops and the associated water pollution is also having a direct effect
on the quality of the habitat of this species.
Family: Libellulidae Rambur, 1842
(Skimmers)
Genus: Brachydiplax Brauer, 1868
(Subfamily: Brachydiplactinae Tillyard, 1917)
8. Brachydiplax sobrina (Rambur, 1842)
English Name
Little Blue Marsh Hawk.
Description
Small black dragonfl y with dense bluish-white
pruinescence on thorax and abdomen.
Male: Abdomen 20.0–24.0, hindwing 25.0–
28.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ).
Female: Abdomen 16.0–22.0, hindwing 22.0–
26.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Thar Desert; Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur;
Lake Kailana, Jodhpur.
India
Assam, Jharkhand (Dhanbad), Karnataka
(Hebbal tank, Bangalore), Kerala (Malabar,
Travancore), Maharashtra (Mumbai); Punjab
(Hoshiarpur dist.), Tamil Nadu (Kodagu/Coorg,
Fraserpet), Uttarakhand (Dehra Dun dist.), Uttar
Pradesh, West Bengal (Kolkata), West Coast
from Mumbai to Travancore.
Habitat
It breeds in ponds, water-fi lled ditches and marshes,
including man-made structures.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Threats
There do not appear to be any obvious major
threats to this species at present, although
some parts of its range are undergoing
urbanisation.
Genus: Orthetrum Newman, 1833
(Subfamily: Libellulinae Rambur, 1842)
A. Husain
Threats
Habitat loss through human development of the
area is a known threat to this species.
Genus: Paragomphus Cowley, 1934
(Subfamily: Onychogomphinae Chao, 1984)
7. Paragomphus lineatus (Selys, 1850)
English Name
Lined Hook-Tail.
Description
Yellow dragonfl y with bluish-grey eyes and black
and brown markings.
Male: Abdomen (including appendage) 32.0–
37.0, hindwing 24–27 mm (Fraser 1934 ), abdn.
35.0, fwing. 26.5, hwing. 26.0 (Prasad, 1996), abdn.
34.0, fwing. 27.0, hwing. 26.0 (Prasad 2004b ).
Female: Abdomen 31.0–36.0, hindwing 24.0–
27.0 mm (Fraser 1934 ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Thar Desert; in and around Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sirohi dist.
India
Throughout. Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.), Delhi,
Kerala (Birds Lagoon), Gujarat (Kheda dist.),
Himachal Pradesh (Kangra dist.), Karnataka
(Bangalore, Kodagu/Coorg), Kerala (Palakkad/
Palghat), Maharashtra (Pune), Tamil Nadu (Chennai,
Nilgiris, Trichinopoly), Punjab (Hoshiarpur dist.),
Uttarakhand (as Mesogomphus lineatus : Dehra Dun
and Nainital dists. and Rajaji National Park) and
West Bengal (Raniganj, Burdwan).
Habitat
The habitat is poorly known although it does
include open, sluggish and often seasonal streams.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Threats
One of the ongoing threats affecting the habitat of
this species is the production of crops and the associated water pollution is also having a direct effect
on the quality of the habitat of this species.
Family: Libellulidae Rambur, 1842
(Skimmers)
Genus: Brachydiplax Brauer, 1868
(Subfamily: Brachydiplactinae Tillyard, 1917)
8. Brachydiplax sobrina (Rambur, 1842)
English Name
Little Blue Marsh Hawk.
Description
Small black dragonfl y with dense bluish-white
pruinescence on thorax and abdomen.
Male: Abdomen 20.0–24.0, hindwing 25.0–
28.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ).
Female: Abdomen 16.0–22.0, hindwing 22.0–
26.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Thar Desert; Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur;
Lake Kailana, Jodhpur.
India
Assam, Jharkhand (Dhanbad), Karnataka
(Hebbal tank, Bangalore), Kerala (Malabar,
Travancore), Maharashtra (Mumbai); Punjab
(Hoshiarpur dist.), Tamil Nadu (Kodagu/Coorg,
Fraserpet), Uttarakhand (Dehra Dun dist.), Uttar
Pradesh, West Bengal (Kolkata), West Coast
from Mumbai to Travancore.
Habitat
It breeds in ponds, water-fi lled ditches and marshes,
including man-made structures.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Threats
There do not appear to be any obvious major
threats to this species at present, although
some parts of its range are undergoing
urbanisation.
Genus: Orthetrum Newman, 1833
(Subfamily: Libellulinae Rambur, 1842)
A. Husain