Pseudocopera ciliata (Selys, 1863)

Sharma, Manoj, Oli, Buddhi Ram & Gautam, Ishan, 2024, Dragonflies and Damselflies (Insecta, Odonata) from the western region of Nepal with new records of four species, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (3), pp. 535-546 : 541

Pseudocopera ciliata (Selys, 1863) (Figs 22–24)

Material Examined. 2♂♂, 3♀♀, Karnali province, Surkhet district, Hurke (28°40'05.66"N, 81°30'49.54"E, 783 m a.s.l.), 6-viii-2022. Coll. M. Sharma.

Field diagnosis (♂ ♀). Thorax black with pale blue stripe. Abdomen black with bronze tinge, segments 9—10 pale blue. Whitish legs with black bands at the joint of the femur and tibia, and the tip of cerci is blackish in males (Fig. 22). Adult female are similar to male but in teneral females, legs and thorax are light reddish, reddish-orange or pinkish (Fig. 23).

Ecology. An adult male, an adult female and an immature female were observed perching in a small brook by shrubby vegetation. The vegetation provides a shady environment.

Distribution. Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam ( Dow, 2018; Kalkman et al., 2020), and Nepal (new record).