Protosticta armageddonia, the armageddon reedtail, is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platystictidae |
| Genus: | Protosticta |
| Species: | P. armageddonia
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| Binomial name | |
| Protosticta armageddonia Chandran, Payra,Deshpande & Koparde 2023
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Discovery
editP. armageddonia was first photographed on 7 December 2022 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and was described in 2023.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Payra, Arajush; Chandran, Reji; Deshpandec, Ameya; Koparde, Pankaj (28 August 2023). "Description of Protosticta armageddonia sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from the Western Ghats of India". International Journal of Odonatology. 26: 93–102. doi:10.48156/1388.2023.1917043.