Two new species of Protosticta Selys, 1885 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from the Western Ghats, India

We erect two new species of damselflies from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, Protosticta sanguinithorax sp. nov. from Kerala and P. shambhaveei sp. nov. from Maharashtra, India. Morphologically, these species show close affinity with P. sanguinostigma Fraser, 1922, an endemic species of the Western Ghats; however, they are distinguished by their ground colouration, unique features in their prothoraxes, caudal appendages, and accessory genitalia. We also establish a significant genetic distance, based on the COI gene, between these newly erected Protosticta species and P. sanguinostigma. We present an updated taxonomic key to the males of Protosticta species in the Western Ghats, incorporating newly available diagnostic information.

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Zootaxa
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2025-08-14
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.4.1
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Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
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Two new species of Protosticta Selys, 1885 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from the Western Ghats, India

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Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
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Two new species of Protosticta Selys, 1885 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from the Western Ghats, India

Krushnamegh K. Kunte, Hemant Ogale, Pankaj Koparde, A. Vivek Chandran, Reji Chandran, Dattaprasad Avinash Sawant, ABHISHEK ASHOK RANE
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We erect two new species of damselflies from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, Protosticta sanguinithorax sp. nov. from Kerala and P. shambhaveei sp. nov. from Maharashtra, India. Morphologically, these species show close affinity with P. sanguinostigma Fraser, 1922, an endemic species of the Western Ghats; however, they are distinguished by their ground colouration, unique features in their prothoraxes, caudal appendages, and accessory genitalia. We also establish a significant genetic distance, based on the COI gene, between these newly erected Protosticta species and P. sanguinostigma. We present an updated taxonomic key to the males of Protosticta species in the Western Ghats, incorporating newly available diagnostic information.

ZootaxaVol. 5679(4)
Sundaram Medical Foundation (IN), University of Sindh (PK), Butterfly Conservation (GB), Mahatma Gandhi University (IN), Government Medical College (IN), National Centre for Biological Sciences (IN), Ballari Medical College and Research Centre (IN), Weatherford College (US), MIT World Peace University (IN), Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province (CN), CI2 (CZ), Woodruff Health Sciences Center (US), Ambo University (ET), Children’s Village (US), 3C Institute (US), People's Liberation Army 411 Hospital (CN), Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital (IN)
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Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
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