Ictinogomphus rapax

{{Short description|Species of dragonfly}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

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| image = Indian common clubtail (Ictinogomphus rapax) male 3.jpg

| image_caption = Male

| image2 =Ictinogomphus rapax (cropped).jpg

| image2_caption = Female

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Mitra, A. |date=2010 |title=Ictinogomphus rapax |volume=2010 |page=e.T167365A6334728 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167365A6334728.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| genus = Ictinogomphus

| species = rapax

| authority = (Rambur, 1842)

| synonyms = *Ictinus mordax {{small|Selys, 1857}}

  • Ictinus praecox {{small|Selys, 1854}}
  • Ictinus vorax {{small|Rambur, 1842}}

}}

Ictinogomphus rapax,{{World Odonata List}} the common clubtail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found throughout the Indomalayan region.{{cite book |last1=K.A. |first1=Subramanian |last2=K.G. |first2=Emiliyamma |last3=R. |first3=Babu |last4=C. |first4=Radhakrishnan |last5=S.S. |first5=Talmale |title=Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India |date=2018 |publisher=Zoological Survey of India |isbn=9788181714954|pages=226–227}}

Description and habitat

File:Indian common clubtail (Ictinogomphus rapax) male composite.jpg

It is a large yellow and black colored dragonfly with bluish-grey eyes. The thorax is black, marked with yellow or greenish-yellow stripes. The abdomen is also black with bright yellow marks. There is a leaf-like expansion in both sides of segment 8.{{Clarification needed|date=August 2022}}

This species usually perches on a bare twig facing the water, commonly found in ponds, tanks and rivers. It breeds in running

and still water.{{cite book|author=C FC Lt. Fraser|author-link=Frederic Charles Fraser|title=The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II|publisher=Taylor and Francis|location=Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London|year=1934|pages=[https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata2/page/n396 373]-329|url=https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata2}}

See also

References

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Category:Gomphidae

Category:Taxa named by Jules Pierre Rambur

Category:Insects described in 1842

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