Ictinogomphus rapax

Ictinogomphus rapax
	male
	female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Ictinogomphus
Species:	I. rapax
Binomial name
	Ictinogomphus rapax; (Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
	Ictinus mordax Selys, 1857; Ictinus praecox Selys, 1854; Ictinus vorax Rambur, 1842;

Ictinogomphus rapax,^[2] the common clubtail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found throughout the Indomalayan region.^[1]^[3]

Description and habitat

Flexibility of the abdomen

It is a large yellow and black colored dragonfly with bluish-grey eyes. The thorax is black, marked with yellow or greenish-yellow stripes. The abdomen is also black with bright yellow marks. There is a leaf-like expansion in both sides of segment 8.^{[clarification needed]}^[4]

This species usually perches on a bare twig facing the water, commonly found in ponds, tanks and rivers. It breeds in running and still water.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Mitra, A. (2010). "Ictinogomphus rapax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167365A6334728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167365A6334728.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 226–227. ISBN 9788181714954.
^ ^a ^b C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 373-329.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Mitra, A. (2010). "Ictinogomphus rapax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167365A6334728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167365A6334728.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[wol-2] Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

[atlas-3] K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 226–227. ISBN 9788181714954.

[Fraser-4] C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 373-329.

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Ictinogomphus rapax

Description and habitat

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