Libellago lineata
{{Short description|Species of damselfly}}
{{speciesbox
| name= River heliodor
| image = Damsel fly male amarpur Tripura 2009 11 20 9 116 1 (4456412603).jpg
| image_caption = Male
| image2 = Damselfly fem amarpur Tripura 2009 11 20 9 71 1 (4456412601) (cropped).jpg
| image2_caption = Female
| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Libellago
| species = lineata
| authority = (Burmeister, 1839)
| synonyms =
- Micromerus obscurus {{small|Kirby, 1886}}
- Micromerus uxor {{small|Rambur, 1842}}
}}
Libellago lineata,{{World Odonata List}} the river heliodor, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found in many Asian countries.
The species is found in clear streams or rivers.{{cite book|last=Subramanian|first=K. A.|title=Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide|year=2005|url=http://www.ias.ac.in/Publications/Overview/Dragonflies}}{{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=60–63|url=https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata2/page/n83}}{{cite web
|url=http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/227574|title=Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839|publisher=India Biodiversity Portal|accessdate=2017-02-21}}{{cite web
|url=http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/259/Libellago-lineata|title=Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839|publisher=Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies|accessdate=2017-02-21}}
Subspecies
Three have been named:
- L. lineata andamanensis (Fraser 1924) - Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- L. lineata indica (Fraser, 1928) - South India
- L. lineata lineata (Burmeister, 1839) - Southeast Asia, Northeast India
The subspecies Libellago lineata andamanensis and L. lineata indica are now generally considered as new species, Libellago andamanensis and Libellago indica.{{cite journal |last1=Hämäläinen |first1=M. |title=cover Notes on the Libellago damselflies of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with description of a new species (Zygoptera: Chlorocyphidae) |journal=Odonatologica |date=2002 |volume=31 (2002) |pages=345–358 |url=http://natuurtijdschriften.nl/download?type=document&docid=592410}}
See also
References
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External links
- http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Libellago_lineata/classification/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150219172210/http://www.wht.lk/storage/book_downloads/CorrigendaAddendum.pdf
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130724031243/http://www.wildreach.com/reptile/animals/dragonflies.php Article title]}}
{{Wikispecies-inline|Libellago lineata}}
{{Commonscat-inline|Libellago lineata}}
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Category:Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka