Description of Lyriothemis keralensis sp. n. (Odonata: Libellulidae) from the southwestern coast of India
Abstract
A new species of dragonfly, Lyriothemis keralensis sp. n. is described from the coastal plains adjoining the Western Ghats of Kerala, southern India, based on a male holotype (IBC-CD161) and a female paratype (IBC-CD310) (type specimens are deposited in the Biodiversity Lab Research Collections, currently held at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru). This taxon was hitherto misidentified as L. acigastra (Selys, 1878) from which it differs in having leaner abdomen, and differently shaped secondary genitalia and caudal appendages. Information on its biology and ecology are provided.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal of Odonatology
- Publisher
- Worldwide Dragonfly Association
- Volume
- 29
- Pages
- 19–36
- Publication date
- 7 February 2026