Context

A species of Spiny Horntail- Dragonfly is seen in Kottiyoor forests of Kannur district of Kerala.

About

• This species is endemic to Western Ghats, earlier found in Maharashtra this year.
• In India, they are found in three types of species in genes Burmagomphus.

• • cauvericus – restricted to certain areas of Western Ghats
  • pyramidalis- Western Ghats as well as in Peninsular India.
  • laidlawi- Found in whole of Western Ghats

• Other than these species all species of the genus are found in the Western and Eastern Himalayas.
• The new species is separated from its congeners by the markings on the lateral thorax and peculiar shape of anal appendages.