India, Feb. 16 -- Wildlife researchers from Maharashtra and Kerala discovered two new species of dragonflies from Western Ghat. While one species was found in Manjadininnavila village, Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, the second species was discovered in Hadpid village in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. Both species belong to the group of dragonflies known as clubtails (Family Gomphidae). A paper on the same was published in an international journal, Zootaxa on February 14.

The newly described species are named Dainty Longleg (Merogomphus aryanadensis) and Dark Longleg (Merogomphus flavoreductus). Dark Longleg was found in Maharashtra. It was initially recorded in 2021 from a small stream abutting orchards and forests but was misidentif...