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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus: Rhodischnura Laidlaw, 1919
(Subfamily: Ischnurinae Fraser, 1957)
46. Rhodischnura nursei (Morton, 1907)
English Name
Reddish Dartlet.
Description
Male: Eyes green/greenish-yellow, thorax
black above with narrow green stripes, abdomen crimson/citron-yellow/black, anal appendage reddish or ochreous, wings hyaline,
pterostigma of forewing diamond shaped and
of hindwing much smaller, hyaline with borders similar to forewing and legs pale yellow
with fi ne black spines.
Abdomen 14.0, hindwing 9.5 mm (Fraser
1933 ), abdn. 15.5, fwing. 9.5, hwing. 9.0 mm
(Prasad 1996a , b ), abdn. 16.0, fwing. 10.0, hwing.
9.0 mm (Prasad 2004a ), abdn. 15.0–16.0, fwing.
9.5–10.0, hwing. 9.5–10.0 mm (Prasad 2004b ).
Female: Variable as per different forms.
Abdomen 15.0–17.0, hindwing 11.0 mm
(Fraser 1933 ), abdn. 15.0, fwing. 12.0, hwing.
11.5 mm (Prasad 2004b ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Girab, Barmer district; Desert National Park;
Pichola Lake, Udaipur; Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sirohi dist., Jodhpur; Bhagowani
(Bose and Mitra 1976 ). Mansarovar Resort,
Jaipur (vide Query Results, Asia Dragonfl y);
Kaylana lake.
India
N W India. Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad), Bihar,
Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.), Delhi,
Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Kheda and Surendranagar
dists.), Haryana (Hissar), Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra (Ghorpad Dam and Mohurli lake,
Tadoba-Andhari National Park/Tiger Reserve,
Nagpur), Orissa, Punjab (Ferozepur dist.), Tamil
Nadu, Uttarakhand (Dehra Dun, Nainital and
Pauri dists.), Uttar Pradesh (Agra, Varanasi) and
West Bengal.
Habitat
It is commonly found among aquatic vegetation
in ponds and lakes. They are also found in riparian zones (area bordering a river) of stagnant
wetlands.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus: Ceriagrion Selys, 1876
(Subfamily: Pseudagrioninae Tillyard, 1917)
47. Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865)
English Name
Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart, Ornate Coral-Tail.
Description
Medium-sized pale green damselfl y with orangecoloured segments at base and end of abdomen.
Male: Abdomen 31.0–33.0, hindwing 20.0–
21.0 mm (Fraser 1933 ; Subramanian, 2009 ).
Female: Abdomen 31.0–35.0, hindwing 20.0–
21.0 mm (Fraser 1933 ), abdn. 31.0–35.0, hwing.
20.0–21.0 mm (Subramanian, 2009 ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Thar Desert; Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary,
Sirohi district.
India
Assam (Guwahati and Sibsagar), Delhi, Himachal
Pradesh (Renuka Wetland, Sirmour dist.),
Uttarakhand (Dehra Dun dist.) and Tamil Nadu
(North Kodagu/Coorg).
Habitat
It breeds in a wide variety of standing water
habitats, from drains in town and cities to marshes
and swamp forest, and even the landward margins of mangrove swamp.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
A. Husain
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus: Rhodischnura Laidlaw, 1919
(Subfamily: Ischnurinae Fraser, 1957)
46. Rhodischnura nursei (Morton, 1907)
English Name
Reddish Dartlet.
Description
Male: Eyes green/greenish-yellow, thorax
black above with narrow green stripes, abdomen crimson/citron-yellow/black, anal appendage reddish or ochreous, wings hyaline,
pterostigma of forewing diamond shaped and
of hindwing much smaller, hyaline with borders similar to forewing and legs pale yellow
with fi ne black spines.
Abdomen 14.0, hindwing 9.5 mm (Fraser
1933 ), abdn. 15.5, fwing. 9.5, hwing. 9.0 mm
(Prasad 1996a , b ), abdn. 16.0, fwing. 10.0, hwing.
9.0 mm (Prasad 2004a ), abdn. 15.0–16.0, fwing.
9.5–10.0, hwing. 9.5–10.0 mm (Prasad 2004b ).
Female: Variable as per different forms.
Abdomen 15.0–17.0, hindwing 11.0 mm
(Fraser 1933 ), abdn. 15.0, fwing. 12.0, hwing.
11.5 mm (Prasad 2004b ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Girab, Barmer district; Desert National Park;
Pichola Lake, Udaipur; Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sirohi dist., Jodhpur; Bhagowani
(Bose and Mitra 1976 ). Mansarovar Resort,
Jaipur (vide Query Results, Asia Dragonfl y);
Kaylana lake.
India
N W India. Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad), Bihar,
Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.), Delhi,
Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Kheda and Surendranagar
dists.), Haryana (Hissar), Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra (Ghorpad Dam and Mohurli lake,
Tadoba-Andhari National Park/Tiger Reserve,
Nagpur), Orissa, Punjab (Ferozepur dist.), Tamil
Nadu, Uttarakhand (Dehra Dun, Nainital and
Pauri dists.), Uttar Pradesh (Agra, Varanasi) and
West Bengal.
Habitat
It is commonly found among aquatic vegetation
in ponds and lakes. They are also found in riparian zones (area bordering a river) of stagnant
wetlands.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus: Ceriagrion Selys, 1876
(Subfamily: Pseudagrioninae Tillyard, 1917)
47. Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865)
English Name
Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart, Ornate Coral-Tail.
Description
Medium-sized pale green damselfl y with orangecoloured segments at base and end of abdomen.
Male: Abdomen 31.0–33.0, hindwing 20.0–
21.0 mm (Fraser 1933 ; Subramanian, 2009 ).
Female: Abdomen 31.0–35.0, hindwing 20.0–
21.0 mm (Fraser 1933 ), abdn. 31.0–35.0, hwing.
20.0–21.0 mm (Subramanian, 2009 ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Thar Desert; Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary,
Sirohi district.
India
Assam (Guwahati and Sibsagar), Delhi, Himachal
Pradesh (Renuka Wetland, Sirmour dist.),
Uttarakhand (Dehra Dun dist.) and Tamil Nadu
(North Kodagu/Coorg).
Habitat
It breeds in a wide variety of standing water
habitats, from drains in town and cities to marshes
and swamp forest, and even the landward margins of mangrove swamp.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
A. Husain