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The Himalayan relict dragonfly (Epiophlebia laidlawi) is one of four species of Epiprocta in the family Epiophlebiidae. They have at one time been classified as a suborder Anisozygoptera, considered as intermediate between the dragonflies and the damselflies, partly because the hind wings and fore wings are very similar in size and shape, and partly because the insect at rest holds them back over the body as damselflies do. These attributes now are known to be misleading however; the genus Epiophlebia shares a more recent ancestor with dragonflies and became separated from other Anisoptera in and around the uplifting Himalayas.

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  • Epiophlebia laidlawi (en)
  • Epiophlebia laidlawi (pl)
  • Epiophlebia laidlawi (nl)
  • Epiophlebia laidlawi (ru)
  • Epiophlebia laidlawi (sv)
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  • Epiophlebia laidlawi is een libellensoort uit de familie van de Epiophlebiidae, de enige familie binnen de Anisozygoptera. De soort staat op de Rode Lijst van de IUCN als gevoelig, beoordelingsjaar 2006. Ze komt voor in Nepal, aangrenzend India en Bhutan, en werd in 1921 voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door . (nl)
  • Epiophlebia laidlawi – gatunek ważki z rodziny Epiophlebiidae. Występuje we wschodnich Himalajach – od Kotliny Katmandu w Nepalu do Dardżyling w indyjskim stanie Sikkim. (pl)
  • Epiophlebia laidlawi (лат.) — вид стрекоз из реликтового рода Epiophlebia. (ru)
  • Epiophlebia laidlawi är en trollsländeart som beskrevs av Tillyard 1921. Epiophlebia laidlawi ingår i släktet Epiophlebia och familjen Epiophlebiidae. IUCN kategoriserar arten globalt som nära hotad. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
  • The Himalayan relict dragonfly (Epiophlebia laidlawi) is one of four species of Epiprocta in the family Epiophlebiidae. They have at one time been classified as a suborder Anisozygoptera, considered as intermediate between the dragonflies and the damselflies, partly because the hind wings and fore wings are very similar in size and shape, and partly because the insect at rest holds them back over the body as damselflies do. These attributes now are known to be misleading however; the genus Epiophlebia shares a more recent ancestor with dragonflies and became separated from other Anisoptera in and around the uplifting Himalayas. (en)
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  • Tillyard, 1921 (en)
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  • The Himalayan relict dragonfly (Epiophlebia laidlawi) is one of four species of Epiprocta in the family Epiophlebiidae. They have at one time been classified as a suborder Anisozygoptera, considered as intermediate between the dragonflies and the damselflies, partly because the hind wings and fore wings are very similar in size and shape, and partly because the insect at rest holds them back over the body as damselflies do. These attributes now are known to be misleading however; the genus Epiophlebia shares a more recent ancestor with dragonflies and became separated from other Anisoptera in and around the uplifting Himalayas. The species was first described from a larva collected in June 1918 by Stanley Kemp in a stream just above Sonada in the vicinity of Darjeeling. It was identified as an Epiophlebia by Dr. F. F. Laidlaw of Devon who dissected the wing sheaths of the specimen and his identification was endorsed by R.J. Tillyard, who described and gave it the commemorative name. This species has been found in several locations along the Himalayas including Chittrey, Mt. Shivapuri, Kathmandu area, Solokhumbu region, all in Nepal, where it breeds in streams between 6,000 and 11,500 ft (1,800–3,500m). The only other extant species described, Epiophlebia superstes, is found in Japan. The two species have a similar physical appearance, black body with bright yellow stripes on the thorax and abdomen. In 2015, the range proved to include Bhutan when nymphs were found at several locations. E. laidlawi flies at 3000 to 3650 m and has few predators. Alan Davies suggested in 1992 that they bred in waterfalls at 2000 m with the adults flying higher later. Breeding sites at lower altitudes were discovered later. Peter Northcott mentioned 1860-2380m in 1988 but Stephen Butler discovered larvae on Shivapuri at 1800m. The larvae grow for five to six years, which is believed to be the longest for any odonate. Specimens may emerge after nine years in many cases. Stephen Butler notes that the larvae stridulate when disturbed. The larvae appear like those of the Anisoptera but are unable to use the Anisopteran jet-propulsion mode of escape; instead they must walk. The adult flight is slow and rather uncoordinated. The discoidal cell in the forewing is uncrossed and four sided and in the hindwing the crossvein is long making the cell distally wide. The arculus is situated between the primary antenodals. In mating, the male grasps the female behind the head as in the Anisoptera. The female is not accompanied during egg laying. She lays eggs into plant tissue while sitting on the stem of a waterside plant. The eggs are laid from bottom to top in a regular zig-zag pattern. The preferred plants are usually bryophytes. (en)
  • Epiophlebia laidlawi is een libellensoort uit de familie van de Epiophlebiidae, de enige familie binnen de Anisozygoptera. De soort staat op de Rode Lijst van de IUCN als gevoelig, beoordelingsjaar 2006. Ze komt voor in Nepal, aangrenzend India en Bhutan, en werd in 1921 voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door . (nl)
  • Epiophlebia laidlawi – gatunek ważki z rodziny Epiophlebiidae. Występuje we wschodnich Himalajach – od Kotliny Katmandu w Nepalu do Dardżyling w indyjskim stanie Sikkim. (pl)
  • Epiophlebia laidlawi (лат.) — вид стрекоз из реликтового рода Epiophlebia. (ru)
  • Epiophlebia laidlawi är en trollsländeart som beskrevs av Tillyard 1921. Epiophlebia laidlawi ingår i släktet Epiophlebia och familjen Epiophlebiidae. IUCN kategoriserar arten globalt som nära hotad. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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