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Issue: Vol. 5748 No. 2: 13 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5748.2.9
Page range: 285-294
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First description of the male Megalogomphus flavicolor (Fraser, 1923) from the fringe of Raimona National Park, Assam, India (Odonata: Gomphidae)

Department of Environmental Studies; Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University; Pune; Maharashtra; India
Department of Environmental Studies; Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University; Pune; Maharashtra; India
Wildlife Trust of India; National Capital Region; Noida; India
Department of Zoology; Bodoland University; Kokrajhar (BTR); Assam; India
Wildlife Trust of India; National Capital Region; Noida; India
Wildlife Trust of India; National Capital Region; Noida; India
Department of Environmental Studies; Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University; Pune; Maharashtra; India
Odonata new records Madhya Pradesh Odisha Kokrajhar type locality endemic

Abstract

Megalogomphus flavicolor (Fraser, 1923) was described based on a female specimen from Bihar. To date, no formal description has been available for the male. The present communication deals with the first description of the previously unknown male of M. flavicolor, along with the supplementary notes on the morphology of female, based on a male and a female specimen collected from the fringe area of Raimona National Park in Assam, Northeast India. The present record also designates the first record of M. flavicolor for the northeast Indian state Assam, representing easternmost distributional range of the species.

 

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How to Cite

Payra, A., Philip, J.G., Islam, N., Mardi, S., Barman, R., Deka, S. & Koparde, P. (2026) First description of the male Megalogomphus flavicolor (Fraser, 1923) from the fringe of Raimona National Park, Assam, India (Odonata: Gomphidae). Zootaxa, 5748 (2), 285–294. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5748.2.9