Family Protoneuridae
Prodasineura dorsalis
Male ♂34mm
Last Updated on Saturday, 09 September, 2023 09:48:08 PM
Damselflies of Borneo > Family PROTONEURIDAE 原蟌科 > Genus Prodasineura > Prodasineura dorsalis (Selys, 1860)
An Endemic Damselfly of Borneo
Family Protoneuridae
Prodasineura dorsalis (Selys, 1860)
An Endemic Damselfly of Borneo
Family Protoneuridae
Prodasineura dorsalis
Male ♂34mm
BAKO NATIONAL PARK 2008-05-28 WED 14:07
This male was found at a slow flowing stream with sandy substrates in Bako National Park.
A delicately built damselfly with wide head.
Males have contrasting colours, a black body with stripes in red or
yellow.
The cerci are generally hammer-like with a pointed apex, while the broad
paraprocts taper abruptly towards a rounded tip.
The yellow colour pattern on the male's synthorax and tip of its abdomen are
useful features when distinguishing species in the genus.
The tip of the abdomen is the four terminal appendages (the cerci and paraprocts,
or male claspers for copulation)
Female Prodasineura dorsalis
Slow flowing stream with sandy substrates.
Rory A. Dow
Naturalis Biodiversity Center | NCB
PhD
https://www.researchgate.net
Markings of the dorsum of the head in male Prodasineura dorsalis.
(5) Bako National Park, Kuching Division.
(6) Ulu Mujok, Sarikei Division.
(7) Sungai Tapang Rumput, Sri Aman Division.
(8) Sungai Kumpang, Sri Aman Division.
Here are index to damselflies sorted according to colour for our quick identification:
1- GREEN damselflies of Sabah, Borneo
2- BLUE damselflies
3- RED damselflies
4- ORANGE damselflies
Out of the global 10 families of damselflies, the following 6 families are found in Borneo Island :
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01- Family Calopterygidae 色蟌科 02- Family Chlorocyphidae 鼻蟌科 03- Family Coenagrionidae 細蟌科 04- Family Euphaeidae 溪蟌科 05- Family Lestidae 絲蟌科 06- Family Protoneuridae 原蟌科 |
RELATED TOPICS
Damselfly head include :
1- compound eyes,
2- ocelli,
3- antennae,
4- mouth structures
Dragonflies of Borneo
"With 275 named species so far recorded in Borneo, the island has one of the
richest and most exciting dragonfly faunas in the world. More than 40% of
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