Abstract
The genus Protosticta Selys, 1885 has 10 species reported from the Indian region, of which seven are known from the Western Ghats. Here we report a new species, Protosticta ponmudiensis from the Ponmudi Hills, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, in the Agasthyamalai region of the southern Western Ghats. The species is distinguished from other Protosticta based on its large size, bright green eyes, the broad dorsal stripe on the base of segment 7, and very distinct anal appendages.
Highlights
The genus Protosticta Selys, 1885 has 10 species reported from the Indian region, of which seven are known from the Western Ghats
The genus Protosticta Selys, 1885 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) contains small slender damselflies, which are distinguished by the absence of the anal bridge nervure in the wings, which is present in the related genus Drepanosticta (Fraser 1933)
They are usually confined to small hill-streams in wet forests, fly amongst riparian vegetation that droops into the water, and rest on twigs and dried roots in Protosticta ponmudiensis sp. nov
Summary
A new species of damselfly, Protosticta ponmudiensis (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from Ponmudi Hills in the Western Ghats of India. 1,2 Travancore Natural History Society, MBRRA-65, Jyothis, Mathrubhumi Road, Vanchiyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695035, India. 1,2 Indian Foundation for Butterflies, C-703, Alpine Pyramid, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560097, India 2,3 National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bellary Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560065, India
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