Thursday, September 18, 2025

[Entomology • 2024] Devadatta adii • A New Species of Devadatta (Odonata: Zygoptera: Devadattidae) from Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India

 

Devadatta adii Joshi, Sawant & Kunte,

in SawantJoshi, Pawar, Naik, Khan, Nawge et Kunte, 2024.
Golden Grisette  ||  DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5519.4.6 
 
Abstract  
We erect a new species Devadatta adii sp. nov. based on five males and five females collected from Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The males of the new taxon are unique in terms of having a golden yellow lateral pterothorax, strongly curved cerci and filamentous genital ligula. We also provide illustrations of male thorax and caudal appendages of Devadatta spp.

Odonata, Species discovery, new species, taxonomy, India





Dattaprasad SAWANT, Shantanu JOSHI, Ujwala PAWAR, Pratiksha NAIK, Fahim KHAN, Viraj NAWGE and Krushnamegh KUNTE. 2024. Devadatta adii sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Devadattidae) from Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India.  Zootaxa. 5519(4); 571-589. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5519.4.6 [2024-10-10]