Copera vittata (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 : 540

Copera vittata (Selys, 1863) (Fig. 20)

Material Examined. 2♂♂, 2♀♀, Karnali province, Surkhet district, Hurke (28°40'5.66"N, 81°30'49.54"E, 783 m a.s.l.), 6-viii-2022. Coll. M. Sharma.

Field diagnosis (♂ ♀). Thorax black and chocolate brown with a few coarse yellow spots. Legs reddish-yellow. Abdominal segments 1–2 reddish-yellow. Pale blue rings are present at the front end of the segments 3–7. Segment 9 has a blue spot, and segment 10 entirely blue. Paraproct twice the length of the cerci, broad at the base and tapers towards the end. In females, abdomen pale brown with dark purplish-black. Segments 1–2 pale yellowish-brown. Segments 3–7 bear pale brown anterior rings. The 9th segment has a broad, pale brown T-shaped mark. Segment 10 pale brown.

Distribution. Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal ( Zhang, 2017; Kalkman et al., 2020; Current study).