Protosticta sooryaprakashi
| Protosticta sooryaprakashi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platystictidae |
| Genus: | Protosticta |
| Species: | P. sooryaprakashi
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| Binomial name | |
| Protosticta sooryaprakashi Haneef, Chandran, Sawant, Beevi & Kunte [1]
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Protosticta sooryaprakashi, known as the Kodagu shadowdamsel, is a species of damselfly described from India in 2025.[1]
Range
P. sooryaprakashi is only found in Karnataka, India.[1]
Habitat
Type specimens were observed in areca nut plantations and adjacent areas along the banks of a River.[1]
Etymology
The species epithet sooryaprakashi is a Latinised noun of Sooryaprakash in genitive case, honouring Sooryaprakash Shenoy. He was an eminent botanist and the Head Scientist of the Botany Division at the Dr. Shivaram Karanth Nisargadhama (biological park) in Pilikula, Karnataka, India. He is widely regarded for his dedicated efforts towards biodiversity conservation in the Western Ghats.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Haneef, Koolikkunnu Abdul Razak Muhammed; Chandran, Ayikkara Vivek; Sawant, Dattaprasad; Beevi, Yousuf Pachani Maimoonath; Koparde, Pankaj; Kunte, Krushnamegh (26 November 2025). "Description of Protosticta sooryaprakashi sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from the Western Ghats, India". Zootaxa. 5723 (3): 359–383. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.3. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 26 November 2025.