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50. Pseudagrion rubriceps rubriceps
(Selys, 1876)

51. Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842

English Name
Spread-Wing

English Name
Saffron-Faced Blue Dart.

Description
Male: Face brown, eyes pale yellow, thorax
khaki-brown or fawn, abdomen pale yellow, anal
appendage yellow with black tip, wings hyaline,
pterostigma khaki-brown and legs pale yellow
with black spines.
Abdomen 34.0-35.0, hindwing 23.0-24.0 mm
(Fraser 1933 ), abdn. 31.0-32.5, fwing. 22.0-
23.5, hwing. 21.5-22.0 mm (Prasad 1996a , b ),
abdn. 32.0-34.5, fwing. 21.5-23.5, hwing. 20.5-
23.0 mm (Prasad 2004b ).
Female: Like male except in abdominal colou-
ration, pterostigma longer and narrow, anal
appendage palest brown and legs with longitudi-
nal dark brown stripe.
Abdomen 34.0, hindwing 24.0 mm (Fraser
1933 ), abdn. 30.0-33.0, fwing. 21.5-23.0, hwing.
21.0-23.0 (Prasad 1996a , b ), abdn. 29.0-34.0,
fwing. 21.0-23.5, hwing. 21.0-23.5 mm (Prasad
2004b ).

Description
Medium-sized blue damselfl y with characteristic
bright orange face.
Male: Abdomen 29.0, hindwing 18.0-
20.0 mm (Fraser 1933 ; Subramanian, 2009 ),
abdn. 32.0, fwing. 20.5, hwing. 20.0 mm (Prasad
1996a , b ), abdn. 29.0, fwing. 19.0, hwing.
18.5 mm (Prasad 2004b ).
Female: Abdomen 29.0, hindwing 21.0 mm
(Fraser 1933 ; Subramanian, 2009 ).

Distribution

Rajasthan
Pichola Lake, Udaipur; Thar Desert at Osian and
Lake Kailana, Jodhpur; Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sirohi district; Surpur ki nadi,
Dungarpur.

India
Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.), Delhi,
Gujarat (Gandhinagar dist.), Himachal Pradesh
(Bilaspur. Hamirpur and Sirmour dists. and
Renuka Wetland, Sirmour dist.), Jharkhand
(Dhanbad), Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab (Hoshiarpur
dist.), Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand (Dehra Dun,
Nainital, Pauri and Tehri dists. and Rajaji
National Park), Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

Distribution

Rajasthan
Agolai and Umaidpur, Jodhpur.

India
Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.),
Deccan, Gujarat (Kheda, Saputara and
Surendranagar dists.), Haryana (Hissar),
Himachal Pradesh (Bilaspur and Kangra dists.),
Karnataka (south Kodagu/Coorg), Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra (type from Mumbai),
Punjab (Bhatinda, Ferozepur and Hoshiarpur
dists.), Uttarakhand (Dehra Dun, Nainital and
Pauri dists. and Rajaji National Park), Uttar
Pradesh and Western India.

Habitat
Found in open streams and ponds.

Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Family: Lestidae Calvert, 1901
(Spread-Wings)
Genus: Lestes Leach, 1815
(Subfamily: Lestinae Calvert, 1901)

Elsewhere
Bangladesh and Thailand. Myanmar (possibly).