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Kerala
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Uttarakhand
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Assam
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Tamil Nadu
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Detailed explanation-1: -The genus Protosticta Sels, 1885 consists of slender built damselflies commonly known as Reed- tails or Shadow-damsels. Thrissur: A new species of Damselfly has been discovered and described from the Western Ghats of Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary in Thrissur, Kerala.
Detailed explanation-2: -A group of researchers has described a new species of damselfly from the Brahmagiri Hills of Western Ghats. Francy’s Reedtail (scientific name: Protosticta francyi sp.
Detailed explanation-3: -Notes: Entomologists from the Travancore Nature History Society (TNHS) have recently identified the species, Anamalai Reed-tail (Protosticta anamalaica) from the Western Ghats in the Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary in Thrissur. With this, the number of odonates in Kerala has grown to 182.