Observations of the damselfly Platylestes cf. platystylus Rambur, 1842 (Insecta: Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestidae) from peninsular India
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The only published record of Platylestes platystylus in India is from the state of West Bengal. We report this species from Kole wetlands and associated habitats in Thrissur District, Kerala.
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