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Female: Abdomen 29.0–32.0, hindwing
37.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ).
Distribution
Up to elevations of 1,200 m/3,937 ft in South
Africa and between 800 and 1,890 m. (2,625 and
6,201 ft) in Malawi.
Rajasthan
Thar Desert; in and around Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary and Nikki lake in Mt. Abu, Sirohi
district.
India
Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh (Bilaspur, Kangra. Kinnaur, Sirmour and
Solan dists. and Renuka Wetland), Jammu and
Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim, South India (1,524–
2,286 m/5,000–7,500 ft altitude), Tamil Nadu,
Uttarakhand (Chamoli, Dehra Dun, Nainital,
Pauri, Pithoragarh, Tehri and Uttarkashi dists.
and Rajaji National Park), Uttar Pradesh and
West Bengal.
Habitat
Usually found in pools, pans, marshes and quite
reaches of rivers where it can perch on reeds or
tall grass in hilly areas and is tolerant of disturbance. Breeds in small ponds and marshy areas
with dense reed vegetation.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Remarks
Two subspecies are currently recognised, the
nominate subspecies and Orthetrum triangulare
malaccense .
Genus: Palpopleura Rambur, 1842
(Subfamily: Palpopleurinae – Widows)
15. Palpopleura sexmaculata sexmaculata
(Fabricius, 1787)
Popular English Name
Blue-Tailed Yellow Skimmer.
Description
Small-sized dragonfl y with greenish-yellow thorax and blue abdomen.
Male: Abdomen 14–16, hindwing 15–21 mm
(Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ).
Female: Abdomen 13–14, hindwing 18–21 mm
(Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ), abdn. 14.0,
fwing. 18.5, hwing. 18.0 mm (Prasad 1996a , b ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
In and around Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary,
Sirohi district.
India
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Eastern
Ghats, Himachal Pradesh (Bilaspur, Hamirpur
and Kangra dists.), Karnataka, Punjab
(Hoshiarpur dist.), Tamil Nadu (Anaimalai,
Shevaroy and Nilgiri hills; Kodagu/Coorg),
Uttarakhand (Chamoli, Dehra Dun, Nainital,
Pauri, Pithoragarh, Tehri and Uttarkashi dists.
and Rajaji National Park) and West Bengal.
Habitat
Breeds in marshy areas and small pools.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus: Acisoma Rambur, 1842
(Subfamily: Sympetrinae Tillyard, 1917)
(Darters)
16. Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur,
1842
English Name
Trumpet Tail.
Description
Small-sized blue dragonfl y with pale blue face,
eyes blue/glossy brown spotted with black,
thorax azure-blue, bulged abdomen azure-blue
with black stripe above, wings transparent,
pterostigma pale yellow and legs black with
yellow.
A. Husain
Female: Abdomen 29.0–32.0, hindwing
37.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ).
Distribution
Up to elevations of 1,200 m/3,937 ft in South
Africa and between 800 and 1,890 m. (2,625 and
6,201 ft) in Malawi.
Rajasthan
Thar Desert; in and around Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary and Nikki lake in Mt. Abu, Sirohi
district.
India
Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh (Bilaspur, Kangra. Kinnaur, Sirmour and
Solan dists. and Renuka Wetland), Jammu and
Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim, South India (1,524–
2,286 m/5,000–7,500 ft altitude), Tamil Nadu,
Uttarakhand (Chamoli, Dehra Dun, Nainital,
Pauri, Pithoragarh, Tehri and Uttarkashi dists.
and Rajaji National Park), Uttar Pradesh and
West Bengal.
Habitat
Usually found in pools, pans, marshes and quite
reaches of rivers where it can perch on reeds or
tall grass in hilly areas and is tolerant of disturbance. Breeds in small ponds and marshy areas
with dense reed vegetation.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Remarks
Two subspecies are currently recognised, the
nominate subspecies and Orthetrum triangulare
malaccense .
Genus: Palpopleura Rambur, 1842
(Subfamily: Palpopleurinae – Widows)
15. Palpopleura sexmaculata sexmaculata
(Fabricius, 1787)
Popular English Name
Blue-Tailed Yellow Skimmer.
Description
Small-sized dragonfl y with greenish-yellow thorax and blue abdomen.
Male: Abdomen 14–16, hindwing 15–21 mm
(Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ).
Female: Abdomen 13–14, hindwing 18–21 mm
(Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ), abdn. 14.0,
fwing. 18.5, hwing. 18.0 mm (Prasad 1996a , b ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
In and around Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary,
Sirohi district.
India
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Eastern
Ghats, Himachal Pradesh (Bilaspur, Hamirpur
and Kangra dists.), Karnataka, Punjab
(Hoshiarpur dist.), Tamil Nadu (Anaimalai,
Shevaroy and Nilgiri hills; Kodagu/Coorg),
Uttarakhand (Chamoli, Dehra Dun, Nainital,
Pauri, Pithoragarh, Tehri and Uttarkashi dists.
and Rajaji National Park) and West Bengal.
Habitat
Breeds in marshy areas and small pools.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus: Acisoma Rambur, 1842
(Subfamily: Sympetrinae Tillyard, 1917)
(Darters)
16. Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur,
1842
English Name
Trumpet Tail.
Description
Small-sized blue dragonfl y with pale blue face,
eyes blue/glossy brown spotted with black,
thorax azure-blue, bulged abdomen azure-blue
with black stripe above, wings transparent,
pterostigma pale yellow and legs black with
yellow.
A. Husain