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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus:
Rhodischnura
Laidlaw, 1919
(Subfamily: Ischnurinae Fraser, 1957)
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 ripar-
ian zones (area bordering a river) of stagnant
wetlands.
46.
Rhodischnura nursei
(Morton, 1907)
English Name
Reddish Dartlet.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus:
Ceriagrion
Selys, 1876
(Subfamily: Pseudagrioninae Tillyard, 1917)
Description
Male: Eyes green/greenish-yellow, thorax
black above with narrow green stripes, abdo-
men crimson/citron-yellow/black, anal append-
age reddish or ochreous, wings hyaline,
pterostigma of forewing diamond shaped and
of hindwing much smaller, hyaline with bor-
ders 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
).
47.
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
(Brauer, 1865)
English Name
Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart, Ornate Coral-Tail.
Description
Medium-sized pale green damselfl y with orange-
coloured 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
Distribution
Rajasthan
Thar Desert; Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary,
Sirohi district.
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
Assam (Guwahati and Sibsagar), Delhi, Himachal
Pradesh (Renuka Wetland, Sirmour dist.),
Uttarakhand (Dehra Dun dist.) and Tamil Nadu
(North Kodagu/Coorg).
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
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 mar-
gins of mangrove swamp.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
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