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INDEX  >  Damselflies of Borneo  >  Family of Protoneuridae 原蟌科  >  Prodasineura hyperythra

An Endemic Damselfly of Borneo

Photos and Diagram by Wong Fook Yee

Prodasineura hyperythra

An Endemic Damselfly of Borneo

♂34mm
2022-08-11 THU MELANGKAP
*Endenmic of Borneo *婆羅洲特有種
Kg Melangkap Tiong 2022-08-11 THU

Prodasineura hyperythra
婆羅洲原蟌
♂34mm
2022-08-11 MELANGKAP

Eyes and Thorax of a male Prodasineura hyperythra

Prodasineura hyperythra is a very finely built, inconspicuous species found in sluggish forest streams in the north, west and east of Borneo island. It is local, but common where it occurs.
Males are recognized by the fine red stripe running almost the length of the abdomen.
Females are much darker.
 

Tip of abdomen of a male Prodasineura hyperythra is the four terminal appendages (the cerci and paraprocts, or male claspers for copulation.

Segment 2 of a male Prodasineura hyperythra is the Accessory genitalia, used for transferring sperm to the female during copulation.

Sluggish forest stream where Prodasineura hyperythra are found.

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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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 species occur nowhere else, making it the most distinctive sub-region of Sundaland." A Guide to the Dragonflies of Borneo by Albert G. Orr
 

Damselflies of Borneo