Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1868

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 : 538

Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1868 (Figs 9–10)

Material Examined. 2♂♂ Karnali province, Surkhet district, Bulbule lake (28°34'56.17"N, 81°37'10.38"E, 646 m a.s.l.), 3-viii-2022 ; 10♂♂, 5♀♀, 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 blackish with broad bright yellow stripes marking on sides. Wings transparent, the base of the wings tinted with amber-yellow. Abdomen black with yellow spots on sides up to segment 7 and segments 8–10 unmarked. Female very similar to male, but the ambercoloured areas of the wing much deeper and more robust abdomen.

Distribution. Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal ( Kalkman et al., 2020; Gurung et al., 2022; Current study).